Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
Alternative combination: Leptomeryx elissae
Full reference: W. W. Korth and M. E. Diamond. 2002. Review of Leptomeryx (Artiodactyla, Leptomerycidae) from the Orellan (Oligocene) of Nebraska. Annals of Carnegie Museum 71(2):107-129
Belongs to Santuccimeryx according to M. Shreero et al. 2023
See also Korth and Diamond 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UNSM 119638, a mandible (mandible with left p3-m3 ). Its type locality is UNSM Sx-8 (Orella C), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
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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