Plesiomeryx huerzeleri Berger 1959 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae

Belongs to Plesiomeryx according to R. Weppe et al. 2019

See also Blondel 2005 and Erfurt and Metais 2007

Sister taxon: Plesiomeryx cadurcensis

Type specimen: BSP1952 II 1149, a skull. Its type locality is Gaimersheim, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill horizon in Germany.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections), Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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