Amphitragulus
| Amphitragulus Temporal range: Late Eocene–Middle Miocene
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| Skulls of A. lemanensis, Museum Histoire Naturelle, Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Palaeomerycidae |
| Genus: | †Amphitragulus Pomel, 1847 |
Jaw, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Amphitragulus is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to Europe from the Late Eocene until the Middle Miocene.[1] It is the earliest known genus of the family, and has been found in Aragon (Spain), Ronheim (Germany), Sardinia (Italy), France and Kazakhstan and range from 33 - 15.97 million years old.[2]
References[]
- ^ I. C. Caria. 1953. L'Amphitragulus boulangeri Pomel, primo mammifero terrestre segnalato nel miocene della Sardegna. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 59(2):91-95
- ^ S. G. Lucas, E. G. Kordikova, and R. J. Emry. 1998. Oligocene stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, and mammalian biochronology north of the Aral Sea, Western Kazakhstan. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 34:313-348
Categories:
- Miocene even-toed ungulates
- Neogene animals of Europe
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera