Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Full reference: G. Metais, Y. Chaimanee, J.-J. Jaeger and S. Ducrocq. 2001. New remains of primitive ruminants from Thailand: evidence of the early evolution of the Ruminantia in Asia. Zoologica Scripta 30(4):231-248
Parent taxon: Tragulidae according to I. A. Vislobokova 2001
See also Mennecart et al. 2021 and Metais et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Afrotragulus, Archaeotragulus, Cryptomeryx, Dorcabune, Dorcatherium, Geolocinae, Hyemoschus, Hyomoschus, Iberomeryx, Moschiola, Siamotragulus, Stenomeryx, Tragulinae, Tragulus, Yunnanotherium
Subtaxa: Krabimeryx gracilis Krabimeryx primitivus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections), Thailand (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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