Amphiprox
| Amphiprox Temporal range: Mid Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | †Amphiprox Haupt, 1933[1] |
| Species: | †A. anocerus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Amphiprox anocerus Kaup, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cervus anocerus Kaup, 1833 | |
Amphiprox is an extinct genus of early deer from the Miocene of Europe.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Amphiprox anocerus was originally placed in the genus Cervus, along with many other early deer. It was related to other primitive deer like Euprox and Heteroprox and together these early forms represent the first major radiation of cervids.
Description
[edit]Amphiprox was a small deer, around 25 kg (55 lb) in weight. It was rather long-legged and had small two-pronged antlers.[3]
Paleoecology
[edit]The long legs of Amphiprox indicate that it may have been adapted to more open habitats, and perhaps even mountainous ones. The teeth suggest it was a grazer, or even an omnivore.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Amphiprox". Biolib.
- ↑ Böhme, M. (2015). "Large herbivore mammals and crocodiles from the Eppelsheim Formation and their biostratigraphy". PLOS ONE. 7 (5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036817.t003.
- 1 2 Agustí, Jordi; Antón, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780231116411.