Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Parent taxon: Lophiomerycidae according to B. Mennecart et al. 2021
See also Carroll 1988, Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014 and Vislobokova 2001
Sister taxa: Chiyoumeryx, Indomeryx, Nalameryx, Zhailimeryx
Subtaxa: Lophiomeryx angarae Lophiomeryx benarensis Lophiomeryx chalaniati Lophiomeryx kargilensis Lophiomeryx minor Lophiomeryx mouchelini Lophiomeryx shinaoensis Lophiomeryx turgaicus Lophiomeryx zongi
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection)
• Oligocene of China (2), Czechia (1), France (18), Georgia (1), India (1), Kazakhstan (2), Mongolia (3), Pakistan (1)
• Eocene of China (3), Mongolia (1)
Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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