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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. It would have stood about tall and weighed around .

It had fairly long legs, and two-pronged antlers. Based on its leg proportions, it was probably semi-aquatic and lived in humid, swampy environments.

Palaeoecology

Dental microwear and mesowear indicates that H. larteti consumed significant quantities of abrasive grasses.

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