Dorcatherium is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Europe, East Africa and the Siwaliks during the Miocene and possibly Pliocene.[1]

  • Dorcatherium sp. by Mauricio Anton
    Dorcatherium sp. by Mauricio Anton
  • Dorcatherium minus jaw fragments, Natural History Museum, London
    Dorcatherium minus jaw fragments, Natural History Museum, London
  • Dorcatherium crassum Left Hemi Mandible MHNT
    Dorcatherium crassum Left Hemi Mandible MHNT
  • Dorcatherium guntianum Left Hemi Mandible MHNT
    Dorcatherium guntianum Left Hemi Mandible MHNT

Palaeoecology

D. naui was partially frugivorous, the evidence for this being its dental enamel's 87Sr/86Sr, δ18OCO3, and δ13C values.[2]

References

  1. ^ McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.
  2. ^ Aiglstorfer, Manuela; Bocherens, Hervé; Böhme, Madelaine (18 February 2014). "Large mammal ecology in the late Middle Miocene Gratkorn locality (Austria)". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 94 (1): 189–213. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0145-5. ISSN 1867-1594. Retrieved 27 November 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorcatherium_majus
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