Orangemeryx hendeyi Morales et al. 1999 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla

Full reference: J. Morales, D. Soria, and M. Pickford. 1999. New stem giraffoid ruminants from the early and middle Miocene of Namibia. Geodiversitas 21(2):229-253

Belongs to Orangemeryx according to J. Morales et al. 1999

See also Cote 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AD 595;94, a partial skull. Its type locality is Arrisdrift, which is in a Miocene channel sandstone in Namibia.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Arrisdrift

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