Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1876. Descriptions of the molar teeth and other remains of Mammalia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):19-87
Belongs to Dorcatherium according to R. Lydekker 1876
See also Covert et al. 2001 and Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: Dorcatherium bulgaricus, Dorcatherium chappuisi, Dorcatherium crassum, Dorcatherium guntianum, Dorcatherium iririensis, Dorcatherium jourdani, Dorcatherium libiensis, Dorcatherium majus, Dorcatherium naui, Dorcatherium orientale, Dorcatherium peneckei, Dorcatherium pigotti, Dorcatherium puyhauberti, Dorcatherium rodgeri, Dorcatherium songhorensis, Dorcatherium vindobonense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hasnot, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the Upper Formation of Pakistan
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Pakistan (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (1), India (2), Pakistan (5), Vietnam (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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