Dimidiomeryx is an extinct genus of moschid that inhabited Asia during the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, D. xishuiensis.[1]
Dimidiomeryx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Moschidae |
Genus: | †Dimidiomeryx |
Species: | †D. xishuiensis
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Binomial name | |
†Dimidiomeryx xishuiensis Sánchez et. al., 2024
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References
edit- ^ Sánchez, Israel M.; Cantalapiedra, Juan L.; DeMiguel, Daniel; Azanza, Beatriz; Strani, Flavia; Morales, Jorge (31 December 2024). "The postcranial skeleton of Amphimoschus Bourgeois, 1873 (Cetartiodactyla, Ruminantia, Pecora) sheds light on its phylogeny and the evolution of the clade Cervoidea". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 22 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2386020. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.