Paraceros fragilis Ameghino 1888 (marsh deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Cariacus fragilis, Cervus fragilis

Belongs to Paraceros according to F. Ameghino 1889

See also Lydekker 1894

Sister taxa: Blastoceros azpeitianus, Blastoceros campestris, Blastoceros paludosus, Blastocerus dichotomus, Blastocerus extraneus, Epieuryceros truncus, Antifer niemeyeri, Antifer crassus, Antifer ultra, Paraceros vulneratus, Paraceros avius, Paraceros ensenadensis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Paraguay (1 collection), Uruguay (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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