†Palaeoryx minor Vasileiadis et al. 2019 (antelope)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Derivation of the name: Derived from the smaller skull size of the PLD taxon within the genus Palaeoryx.
Full reference: N. Vasileiadis, E. Tsoukala, and D. S. Kostopoulos. 2019. The late Miocene bovids from Platania (Drama Basin, Greece), with description of a new species of Paleoryx. Geobios 1-36
Belongs to Palaeoryx according to N. Vasileiadis et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Palaeoryx majori, Palaeoryx pallasi
Type specimen: LGPUT PLD 150, a partial skull (almost complete cranium). Its type locality is Platania (=PLD), which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Platania (=PLD)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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