†Metacervocerus punjabiensis Brown 1926 (deer)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combination: Cervus punjabiensis
Belongs to Metacervocerus according to R. Croiter and C. Robinson 2020
Sister taxa: Metacervocerus pardinensis, Metacervocerus philisi, Metacervocerus rhenanus, Metacervocerus shansius
Type specimen: AMNH 19911, a partial skull. Its type locality is Pinjor formation, Upper Siwaliks, near Chandigarh, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Tatrot Formation of India.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution: found only at Pinjor formation, Upper Siwaliks, near Chandigarh
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