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Hypertragulus

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Hypertragulus
Temporal range:Late Eocene–Middle Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hypertragulidae
Genus: Hypertragulus
Cope,1874
Species

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Range ofHypertragulusbased on fossil record

Hypertragulusis an extinct genus ofhypertragulidruminant endemic toNorth America.It lived from the LateEoceneto the MiddleMiocene,living37.2 to 16million years ago,existing for approximately21.2million years.[1]

Hypertraguluswere primitive and ancientruminants,resembling smalldeerormusk deer,although they were more closely related to modernchevrotains.Its diet is stated[by whom?]to be that of afrugivore.

Species

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  • H. calcaratus
  • H. chadronensis
  • H. crawfordensis
  • H. dakotensis
  • H. heikeni
  • H. hesperius
  • H. minor
  • H. minutus
  • H. planiceps
  • H. quadratus
  • H. sequens

Fossil distribution

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A partial list of fossil sites:

References

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