Lophiomeryx Pomel 1853 (ruminant)

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

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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

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