Nalameryx sulaimani Métais et al. 2009 (ruminant)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae

Full reference: G. Métais, J.-L. Welcomme, and S. Ducrocq. 2009. New lophiomerycid ruminants from the Oligocene of the Bugti Hills (Balochistan, Pakistan). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):231-241

Belongs to Nalameryx according to G. Métais et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Nalameryx savagei

Type specimen: DBC2 5108, a mandible. Its type locality is Paali Nala level C2 (DBC2), which is in an Oligocene fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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