Amphiprox

Amphiprox is an extinct genus of early deer from the Miocene of Europe.^[2]

Amphiprox Temporal range: Mid Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Genus:	†Amphiprox Haupt, 1933[1]
Species:	†A. anocerus
Binomial name
†Amphiprox anocerus Kaup, 1833
Synonyms
Cervus anocerus Kaup, 1833

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

Description

Amphiprox was a small deer, around 25 kg (55 lb) in weight. It was rather long-legged and had small two-pronged antlers.^[3]

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.^[3]