Siamotragulus

Siamotragulus; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Tragulidae
Genus:	†Siamotragulus; Thomas et. al., 1990

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.

[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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