Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Full reference: E. M. Schlaikjer. 1935. Contributions to the Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the Goshen Hole Area, Wyoming. III. A New Basal Oligocene Formation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 76(3):71-93
Belongs to Leptomeryx according to I. A. Vislobokova 2001
See also Schlaikjer 1935
Sister taxa: Leptomeryx antecedens, Leptomeryx blacki, Leptomeryx esulcatus, Leptomeryx evansi, Leptomeryx exilis, Leptomeryx mammifer, Leptomeryx obliquidens, Leptomeryx semicinctus, Leptomeryx significans, Leptomeryx speciosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yoder, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial siltstone/sandstone in the Chadron Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (5: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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