Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family †Hypertragulidae | Phylum Chordata Order Artiodactyla Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hypertragulidae, Hypertragulus, Perchoerus, Poebrotherium, Merycoidodon | ||
Nanotragulus is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hypertragulidae, within the order Artiodactyla, endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Eocene through Miocene, living 46.2–13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 32.6 million years.
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Nanotragulus was a primitive and ancient ruminant, resembling small deer or musk deer, although more closely related to the modern chevrotain. Its diet is stated to be that of a frugivore.
Taxonomy
Nanotragulus was named by Lull (1922). It was assigned to Cervidae by Cook (1934); and to Hypertragulidae by Lull (1922), Matthew (1926) and Carroll (1988).
Body mass
Four specimens were examined by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist for body mass:
Fossil distribution
Partial list of fossil sites:
References
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