Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Full reference: W. Dong, Y. Pan, and J. Liu. 2004. The earliest Muntiacus (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Yuanmou, southwestern China. Comptes Rendus Palevol 3(5):379-386
Belongs to Muntiacus according to W. Dong et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Muntiacus atherodes, Muntiacus bohlini, Muntiacus crinifrons, Muntiacus feae, Muntiacus fenghoensis, Muntiacus gongshanensis, Muntiacus lacustris, Muntiacus montanus, Muntiacus moschatus, Muntiacus muntjak, Muntiacus nanus, Muntiacus noringenensis, Muntiacus puhoatensis, Muntiacus putaoensis, Muntiacus reevesi, Muntiacus rooseveltorum, Muntiacus truongsonensis, Muntiacus vuquangensis, Muntiacus zhaotongensis
Type specimen: PDYV1762, an other (A nearly complete left antler with nearly complete pedicle and a small part of frontal). Its type locality is Leilao, which is in a Baodean alluvial fan claystone in the Xiaohe Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Leilao
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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