Blastoceros paludosus Desmarest 1822 (marsh deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Cariacus paludosus, Cervus paludosus

Belongs to Blastoceros according to F. Ameghino 1889

See also Lydekker 1894

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

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Blastoceros paludosus in the database

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