Extinct genus of mammals
Euprox is an extinct genus of deer that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene.
Taxonomy.
The type species "Euprox furcatus" was originally under the genus "Prox", but that name was already taken. Depéret assigned it to the related genus "Dicrocerus" in 1887, before it was assigned to its current placement in 1928. "Euprox dicranocerus" and "Euprox minimus" were transferred to the genus soon after; they were originally described as "Cervus dicranocerus" and "Dicracerus minimus", respectively.
Description.
"Euprox" was some of the earliest types of deer known to have true antlers. It would have resembled a muntjac in size and appearance, standing at up to in height.
The antlers of "Euprox" were short, with two small prongs projecting from the main branch. "Euprox" is notable for being the earliest deer to possess the presence of a real burr, which are indicative of the border between permanent and deciduous segments of deer antlers. It possessed brachyodont teeth and likely fed on leaves. The environment that "Euprox" inhabited would have been warm and humid, with many tropical forests.
Palaeoecology.
Paired measurements of 87Sr/86Sr, δ18OCO3, and δ13C derived from the tooth enamel of "E. furcatus" indicate that it was a subcanopy browser.
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