Siamotragulus

Siamotragulus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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Siamotragulus is an extinct genus of tragulid that inhabited Afro-Eurasia during the Miocene epoch.

Palaeoecology

S. sanyathanai and S. songhorensis possessed thin and lengthy metapodials that bore fused central metatarsi and metacarpi, implying that they were well adapted for cursoriality.^[1]

References

^ Musalizi, Sarah; Rössner, Gertrud E. (28 October 2024). "Limb osteology of Miocene tragulids from Napak (Uganda) and inferences on palaeoecology in comparison to other extinct and extant relatives". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31 (4). doi:10.1007/s10914-024-09736-1. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 24 November 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Musalizi, Sarah; Rössner, Gertrud E. (28 October 2024). "Limb osteology of Miocene tragulids from Napak (Uganda) and inferences on palaeoecology in comparison to other extinct and extant relatives". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31 (4). doi:10.1007/s10914-024-09736-1. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 24 November 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.

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