Heteromeryx

Heteromeryx is an extinct genus of artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 3 million years.^[1] They resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.

Heteromeryx Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Genus:	†Heteromeryx Matthew 1905
Species
Heteromeryx dispar

Its name comes from hetero (ἕτερος) "different' and meryx "ruminant".

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been recovered from:

• Big Red Horizon Site, Presidio County, Texas^[2]
• Dirty Creek Ridge Site, Sioux County, Nebraska
• French Creek Site, Custer County, South Dakota