Boreameryx braskerudi Dawson and Harington 2007 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla

Full reference: M. R. Dawson and C. R. Harington. 2007. Boreameryx, an unusual new artiodactyl (Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Arctic Canada and endemism in Arctic fossil mammal. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 44(5):585-592

Belongs to Boreameryx according to M. R. Dawson and C. R. Harington 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CMN 52710, a mandible (complete left dentary with m1-m3). Its type locality is Strathcona Fiord, which is in a Pliocene pond peat in Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Strathcona Fiord

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