Siamotragulus
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| Siamotragulus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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
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