Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Synonym: Leptomeryx minimus Frick 1937
Full reference: H. J. Cook. 1934. New artiodactyls from the Oligocene and Lower Miocene of Nebraska. American Midland Naturalist 15(2):148-165
Belongs to Leptomeryx according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022
See also Cook 1934, Frick 1937, Heaton and Emry 1996 and Korth and Diamond 2002
Sister taxa: Leptomeryx antecedens, Leptomeryx blacki, Leptomeryx elissae, Leptomeryx esulcatus, Leptomeryx evansi, Leptomeryx mammifer, Leptomeryx obliquidens, Leptomeryx semicinctus, Leptomeryx significans, Leptomeryx speciosus, Leptomeryx yoderi
Type specimens:
- Leptomeryx exilis: HC182 (AMNH 81012), a mandible (part of a right lower jaw with m2 - m3)
- Leptomeryx minimus:
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore
Distribution: found only at Arner Ranch ant mounds (Eocene to Oligocene of Nebraska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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