†Cryptomeryx matsoui Sudre 1984 (chevrotain)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Full reference: J. Sudre. 1984. Cryptomerix Schlosser, 1886, Tragulidé de l'oligocène d'Europe; relations du genre et considérations sur l'origine des ruminants. Palaeovertebrata 14(1):1-31
Belongs to Cryptomeryx according to J. Sudre 1984
Sister taxa: Cryptomeryx decedens, Cryptomeryx gaudryi, Cryptomeryx major
Type specimen: USTL MGB 1182, a maxilla. Its type locality is Mas de Got (unknown horizon), which is in a MP 22 terrestrial phosphorite in France.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Mas de Got (unknown horizon)
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