Biology:Choilodon

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Choilodon
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Choilodon

Filhol, 1888[1]
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Choilodon elegans Filhol, 1888 (type)

Choilodon is a disputed extinct genus of ruminants possibly in the family Tragulidae (chevrotains). The type species, C. elegans, was found in phosphorites in Quercy, France. It was first described by Henri Filhol.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Filhol H, 1888: Description d'un nouveau genre de ruminant (Choilodon elegans). Bull. Sco. Philom. t XII
  • Bouvier, E.S., 1888: Nouveaux Mammiferes Fossiles de Sansan et du Quercy. Le Nat: 149 & 150, 168 & 169

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30692538 entry