Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 37(1) 1994

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VOL 37(1) 1994

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Fossil mammals, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Middle Miocene, Poland

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Euprox furcatus (Hensel, 1859) (Cervidae, Mammalia) from Przeworno (Middle Miocene, Lower Silesia, Poland)

• Teresa CZYŻEWSKA
• Krzysztof STEFANIAK

Abstract:

Remains of Euprox furcatus (HENSEL, 1859) from the Middle Miocene (zone MN 7) of Przeworno (Lower Silesia, Poland) have been described. The material consists of numerous jaws with dentition and bones of limbs. Remarks on the formation of antlers are presented in this paper. Euprox furcatus resembles the muntjac; the type of its dentition indicates a diet of soft food. This deer was capable of fast running and jumping. Euprox furcatus has been recognized to have been an agile species, inhabiting various environments.