†Indomeryx cotteri Pilgrim 1928 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae

Synonym: Indomeryx pilgrimi Métais et al. 2000

Belongs to Indomeryx according to T. Tsubamoto et al. 2003

See also Guo et al. 1999 and Vislobokova 2001

Sister taxon: Indomeryx arenae

Type specimens:

  • Indomeryx cotteri: GSI B768, a mandible. Its type locality is Sinzwe, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siliciclastic in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.
  • Indomeryx pilgrimi: Bhn 911, a mandible. Its type locality is Bahin 4, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (6 collections), Myanmar (7)

Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences

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