Family Lagomerycidae Pilgrim 1941 (ruminant)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Alternative spelling: Lagomerycinae
Parent taxon: Cervoidea according to B. Mennecart et al. 2016
See also Grubb 2000
Sister taxa: Amphiprox, Boreameryx, Heterocemas, Palaeomerycidae
Subtaxa: Dicrocerini Lagomerycini Ligeromeryx Stephanocemas
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (2 collections), China (15), the Czech Republic (2), France (22), Germany (13), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Moldova (2), Portugal (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (2), Slovakia (3), Spain (1), Thailand (2), Ukraine (1)
Total: 72 collections including 104 occurrences