MAMMALS FROM THE FALUNS OF TOURAINE (Artiodactyla)

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N°	Description	Genus	Species	Family	Origin
1	fragment of molar of palaeomeryx	Palaeomeryx	sp.	Palaeomerycidae	region of Savigné
2	premolar of palaeomeryx	Palaeomeryx	sp.	Palaeomerycidae	region of Savigné
3	astragalus of palaeomeryx	Palaeomeryx	sp.	Palaeomerycidae	Channay
4	astragalus of palaeomeryx	Palaeomeryx	sp.	Palaeomerycidae	region of Savigné

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The palaeomeryx was an animal close to current okapis. Its remains look like those of the other ruminants, with a clearly bigger size.