Hypertragulus hesperius Hay 1902 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868

Belongs to Hypertragulus according to R. S. Lull 1922

See also Hay 1902 and Vislobokova 2001

Sister taxa: Hypertragulus calcaratus, Hypertragulus chadronensis, Hypertragulus crawfordensis, Hypertragulus dakotensis, Hypertragulus heikeni, Hypertragulus minor, Hypertragulus minutus, Hypertragulus planiceps, Hypertragulus quadratus, Hypertragulus sequens

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore

Distribution:

• Harrisonian of United States (1: California collection)

• Oligocene of United States (4: Oregon)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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