Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Full reference: M. Shreero, E. Welsh, K. Marriott and D. R. Prothero. 2023. A tiny deer with big implications: a new genus (Santuccimeryx) from Badlands National Park helps bridge the gap between Oligocene and Miocene Leptomerycidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla). Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 102:59-81
Parent taxon: Leptomerycidae according to M. Shreero et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Hendryomeryx, Leptomeryx, Pipestoneia, Pronodens, Pseudoparablastomeryx
Subtaxa: Santuccimeryx elissae
Type: Leptomeryx elissae
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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