Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
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 Lophiomeryx according to G. Métais et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Lophiomeryx angarae, Lophiomeryx benarensis, Lophiomeryx chalaniati, Lophiomeryx gracilis, Lophiomeryx minor, Lophiomeryx mouchelini, Lophiomeryx shinaoensis, Lophiomeryx turgaicus
Type specimen: WIF/A 416, a mandible. Its type locality is 3.5 km ESE of Kargil township (K/7b horizon), which is in an Oligocene fluvial-lacustrine mudstone in the Kargil Formation of India.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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