Antifer niemeyeri Casamiquela 1984 (marsh deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Full reference: R. Casamiquela. 1984. Critical catalogue of some Chilean fossil vertebrates I. The Deers: Complementary considerations on Antifer (Antifer nemeyeri n. sp.), the Pleistocene giant deer. Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula 2:41-50

Belongs to Antifer according to R. Casamiquela 1984

Sister taxa: Blastoceros azpeitianus, Blastoceros campestris, Blastoceros paludosus, Blastocerus dichotomus, Blastocerus extraneus, Paraceros avius, Paraceros ensenadensis, Paraceros fragilis, Paraceros vulneratus, Epieuryceros truncus, Antifer crassus, Antifer ultra

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Chile (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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