Surameryx

In Depth        Named in‭ ‬2014,‭ ‬not much can be said about Surameryx because the genus has been named from‭ ‬just a lower left jaw.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬by being recovered from a late Miocene aged deposit,‭ ‬we do know that the presence of Surameryx in South America is a rare example of a mammal with North American … Read more

Xenokeryx

In Depth        Xenokeryx is a genus of palaeomerycid artiodactyl mammal that lived in western Europe during the‭ ‬Miocene.‭ ‬Xenokeryx is noted to‭ ‬have a bizarre T-shaped horn rising up from the back of the skull.‭ ‬This horn is the inspiration of the type species name X.‭ ‬amidalae,‭ ‬which is a reference to the character of … Read more