Sivameryx Explained

Sivameryx is an extinct genus of anthracotheriid that lived in Afro-Eurasia during the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

S. africanus is known from Kenya.[1] S. palaeindicus lived in the Bugti Hills of Pakistan.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rowan . John . Adrian . Brent . Grossman . Ari . 4 May 2015 . The first skull of Sivameryx africanus (Anthracotheriidae, Bothriodontinae) from the early Miocene of East Africa . . en . 35 . 3 . e928305 . 10.1080/02724634.2014.928305 . 0272-4634 . 12 November 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.
  2. Lihoreau . Fabrice . Alloing-Séguier . Léanie . Antoine . Pierre-Olivier . Boisserie . Jean-Renaud . Marivaux . Laurent . Métais . Grégoire . Welcomme . Jean-Loup . 3 October 2017 . Enamel microstructure defines a major Paleogene hippopotamoid clade: the Merycopotamini (Cetartiodactyla, Hippopotamoidea) . . en . 29 . 7 . 947–957 . 10.1080/08912963.2016.1274748 . 0891-2963 . 12 November 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.