Family Lagomerycidae Pilgrim 1941 (ruminant)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Alternative spelling: Lagomerycinae
Parent taxon: Cervoidea according to B. Mennecart et al. 2016
See also Grubb 2000
Sister taxa: Amphiprox, Boreameryx, Cervidae, Dromomerycidae
Subtaxa: Dicrocerini Lagomerycini Ligeromeryx Paradicrocerus Stephanocemas
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (2 collections), China (16), Czechia (2), France (21), Germany (13), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Moldova (2), Portugal (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia (2), Slovakia (3), Spain (1), Thailand (2), Ukraine (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 73 collections including 106 occurrences