Nanotragulus ordinatus Matthew 1907 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae

Alternative combination: Hypertragulus ordinatus

Synonyms: Nanotragulus albanensis Frick 1937, Nanotragulus matthewi Cook 1934

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1907. A Lower Miocene fauna from South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 23(9):169-219

Belongs to Nanotragulus according to W. D. Matthew 1926

See also Cook 1934, Frick 1937, Lull 1922, Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1907, Vislobokova 2001 and Webb 1998

Sister taxa: Nanotragulus fontanus, Nanotragulus loomisi

Type specimens:

  • Nanotragulus ordinatus: Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 14, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of South Dakota
  • Nanotragulus albanensis:
  • Nanotragulus matthewi: No. HC332, a maxilla (part of a left maxilla with three molars). Its type locality is Syndyoceras Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of Nebraska.

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore

Distribution:

• Harrisonian of United States (8: Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming collections)

• Arikareean of United States (2: California, South Dakota)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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