Unexpected cranial sexual dimorphism in the tragulid Dorcatherium naui based on material from the middle to late Miocene localities of Eppelsheim and Hammerschmiede (Germany).
Tragulids, chevrotains or mouse deer, were common faunal elements during the Miocene.During that time, Dorcatherium was the most abundant genus, with D.naui being the first described species.Besides their abundance, until recently only very limited cranial material was available for investigation.Here we present a redescription of the first complet