†Plesiomeryx cadurcensis Gervais 1873 (even-toed ungulate)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Belongs to Plesiomeryx according to R. Weppe et al. 2019
See also Blondel 2005, Erfurt and Metais 2007 and Hürzeler 1936
Sister taxon: Plesiomeryx huerzeleri
Type specimen: MNHN-QU 1772, a mandible (dext. with p2-m3). Its type locality is Mouillac, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (7 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.