Dimidiomeryx

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Dimidiomeryx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Moschidae
Genus: Dimidiomeryx
Species:
D. xishuiensis
Binomial name
Dimidiomeryx xishuiensis
Sánchez et. al., 2024

Dimidiomeryx is an extinct genus of moschid found in Asia during the Miocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, D. xishuiensis. [1]

References

  1. 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 . hdl: 10261/389498 . ISSN   1477-2019 . Retrieved 5 November 2024 via Taylor and Francis Online.