Parvitragulus

Parvitragulus Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Hypertragulidae
Genus:	†Parvitragulus Emry 1978
Species
Parvitragulus priscus Emry 1978
Range of Nanotragulus based on fossil record

Parvitragulus is an extinct monospecific genus of hypertragulid ruminant endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene, 38–33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.^[1] Fossils have been found in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Texas.

Parvitragulus were primitive and ancient ruminants, resembling small deer or musk deer, although they were more closely related to modern chevrotains. Its diet is stated^{[by whom?]} to be that of a frugivore.

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