Archaeomeryx

Archaeomeryx
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Genus: Archaeomeryx
Species
  • Archaeomeryx optatus

Archaeomeryx is an extinct genus of ruminant that lived early in the Eocene.[1][2][3] It is believed to be close to the ancestry of modern day deers from had fully functioning sharp front teeth.[4] It was also very small in size, comparable to a modern day mouse.[5] It was also very rabbit-like and had several distinctive characteristics.[6] It lived in present-day China 35 to 40 million years ago.[7] Over the years, it eventually lost its front teeth and eventually evolved into modern-day deer.[4]

References

  • The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth Rose
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  6. ^ "Title". http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional/part2c.html. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  7. ^ Brenson, Michael (1988-09-02). "New York Times". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DE133EF931A3575AC0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-12-14.