Blastoceros azpeitianus Ameghino 1888 (marsh deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Cariacus aspeitianus, Cervus aspeitianus

Belongs to Blastoceros according to F. Ameghino 1889

See also Lydekker 1894

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

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

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

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