Nalameryx savagei Nanda and Sahni 1990 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae

Alternative combination: Cryptomeryx savagei

Full reference: A. C. Nanda and A. Sahni. 1990. Oligocene vertebrates from Ladakh Molasse group, Ladakh: palaeobiogeographic implications. Journal of Himalayan Geology 1:1-10

Belongs to Nalameryx according to G. Métais et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Nalameryx sulaimani

Type specimen: WIF/A 411, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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