Lophiomeryx benarensis Gabunia 1964 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae

Belongs to Lophiomeryx according to Gabunia 1964

See also Vislobokova 2001

Sister taxa: Lophiomeryx angarae, Lophiomeryx chalaniati, Lophiomeryx gracilis, Lophiomeryx kargilensis, Lophiomeryx minor, Lophiomeryx mouchelini, Lophiomeryx shinaoensis, Lophiomeryx turgaicus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Benara, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in Georgia

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Benara

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