†Archaeomeryx optatus Matthew and Granger 1925 (ruminant)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Archaeomerycidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New mammals from the Shara Murun Eocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 196:1-11
Belongs to Archaeomeryx according to W. D. Matthew and W. Granger 1925
See also Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 20311, a skull. Its type locality is Ula Usu, Shara Murum (AMNH), which is in an Eocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Shara Murum Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Ula Usu, Shara Murum (AMNH)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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