†Micromeryx azanzae Sánchez and Morales 2008 (musk deer)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Full reference: I. M. Sánchez and J. Morales. 2008. Micromeryx azanzae sp. nov. (Ruminantia: Moschidae) from the middle-upper Miocene of Spain, and the first description of the cranium of Micromeryx. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):873-885
Belongs to Micromeryx according to I. M. Sánchez and J. Morales 2008
Sister taxa: Micromeryx eiselei, Micromeryx flourensianus
Type specimen: MPZ 2006/432, , a mandible (ight hemimandible with complete tooth row). Its type locality is Toril 3, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution: found only at Toril 3
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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