Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Full reference: W. Dong, X.-P. Ji, N. G. Jablonksi, D. F. Su, and W.-Q. Li. 2014. New materials of the Late Miocene Muntiacus from Zhaotong hominoid site in southern China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52:316-327
Belongs to Muntiacus according to W. Dong et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Muntiacus atherodes, Muntiacus bohlini, Muntiacus crinifrons, Muntiacus feae, Muntiacus fenghoensis, Muntiacus gongshanensis, Muntiacus lacustris, Muntiacus leilaoensis, Muntiacus montanus, Muntiacus moschatus, Muntiacus muntjak, Muntiacus nanus, Muntiacus noringenensis, Muntiacus puhoatensis, Muntiacus putaoensis, Muntiacus reevesi, Muntiacus rooseveltorum, Muntiacus truongsonensis, Muntiacus vuquangensis
Type specimen: ZT-07-01-245, an other (A nearly complete right antler with pedicle). Its type locality is Zhaotong hominoid site, which is in a Miocene terrestrial lignite in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Zhaotong hominoid site
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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