Oriomeryx Explained

Oriomeryx is an extinct genus of the family Moschidae, endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, approximately 20 Ma.^{[1] [2]} Fossils are known only from a single site in Zaragoza, Spain.^[3]

Notes and References

1. L. Ginsburg, J. Morales, and D. Soria. 1994. The ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of Cetina de Aragon (Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain). Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 97(2):141-181
2. D. R. Prothero. 2007. Family Moschidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 221-226
3. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=94590 PaleoBiology Database: Oriomeryx, basic info