Miomeryx Matthew and Granger 1925 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Archaeomerycidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New ungulates from the Ardyn Obo Formation of Mongolia, with faunal list and remarks on correlation. American Museum Novitates 195:1-12

Parent taxon: Archaeomerycidae according to I. A. Vislobokova 2001

See also Carroll 1988 and Matthew and Granger 1925

Sister taxa: Archaeomeryx, Irrawadymeryx, Notomeryx, Paukkaungmeryx, Xinjiangmeryx

Subtaxa: Miomeryx altaicus

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections), Mongolia (3)

• Eocene of China (1), Mongolia (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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