Hypertragulus

Hypertragulus is an extinct genus of hypertragulid ruminant endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Eocene to the Middle Miocene, living 37.2 to 16 million years ago, existing for approximately 11 million years.[1]

Hypertragulus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hypertragulidae
Genus: Hypertragulus
Cope, 1874
Species

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Range of Hypertragulus based on fossil record

Hypertragulus were primitive and ancient ruminants, resembling small deer or musk deer, although they were more closely related to modern chevrotains. Its diet is stated to be that of a frugivore.

Species

  • H. calcaratus
  • H. chadronensis
  • H. crawfordensis
  • H. dakotensis
  • H. heikeni
  • H. hesperius
  • H. minor
  • H. minutus
  • H. planiceps
  • H. quadratus
  • H. sequens

Fossil distribution

A partial list of fossil sites:

References

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