Oriomeryx
Oriomeryx is an extinct genus of the family Moschidae, endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, approximately 20 Ma.[1][2] Fossils are known only from a single site in Zaragoza, Spain.[3]
| Oriomeryx | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Moschidae |
| Genus: | โ Oriomeryx Ginsburg, 1985 |
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| Range of Oriomeryx based on fossil finds | |
References
- L. Ginsburg, J. Morales, and D. Soria. 1994. The ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Cetina de Aragon (Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain). Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 97(2):141-181
- D. R. Prothero. 2007. Family Moschidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 221-226
- PaleoBiology Database: Oriomeryx, basic info
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