Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Full reference: C. Stock. 1936. Hesperomeryx, a new artiodactyl from the Sespe Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):177-182
Belongs to Leptoreodon according to J. A. Ludtke and D. R. Prothero 2004
Sister taxa: Leptoreodon (Hesperomeryx), Leptoreodon golzi, Leptoreodon leptolophus, Leptoreodon major, Leptoreodon marshi, Leptoreodon pusillus, Leptoreodon stocki
Type specimen: CIT 1839, a set of teeth (An upper cheek tooth series, P2 to M3). Its type locality is Tapo Canyon (Upper), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California, Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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