''Amphiprox'' is an extinct genus of early

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the ...

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Taxonomy

''Amphiprox anocerus'' was originally placed in the genus '' Cervus'', along with many other early deer. It was related to other primitive deer like '' Euprox'' and ''

Heteroprox ''Heteroprox'' is an extinct genus of deer from the Miocene of Europe. Description ''Heteroprox'' was a mid-sized deer that would have been similar in appearance to a muntjac Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, ( ...

'' and together these early forms represent the first major radiation of cervids.

Description

''Amphiprox'' was a small deer, around in weight. It was rather long-legged and had small two-pronged antlers.

Paleoecology

The long legs of ''Amphiprox'' indicate that it may have been adapted to more open habitats, and perhaps even mountainous ones. The teeth suggest it was a grazer, or even an omnivore.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15041825 Prehistoric deer Miocene even-toed ungulates Miocene mammals of Europe Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera