Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Parent taxon: Lophiomerycidae according to I. A. Vislobokova 2001
See also Carroll 1988 and Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Indomeryx, Nalameryx, Zhailimeryx
Subtaxa: Lophiomeryx angarae Lophiomeryx benarensis Lophiomeryx chalaniati Lophiomeryx gracilis Lophiomeryx kargilensis Lophiomeryx minor Lophiomeryx mouchelini Lophiomeryx shinaoensis Lophiomeryx turgaicus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection)
• Oligocene of China (2), the Czech Republic (1), France (18), Georgia (1), India (1), Kazakhstan (2), Mongolia (3), Pakistan (1)
• Eocene of China (1), Mongolia (1)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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