Hypertragulus is an extinct genus of hypertragulid ruminant endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Eocene to the Middle Miocene, living 37.2 to 16 million years ago, existing for approximately 21.2 million years.
Species
• H. calcaratus • H. chadronensis • H. crawfordensis • H. dakotensis • H. heikeni • H. hesperius • H. minor • H. minutus • H. planiceps • H. quadratus • H. sequens ==Fossil distribution==
Because its fossils are found predominantly in semiaridpalaeosols, it is believed that Hypertragulus hesperius primarily inhabited semiarid biomes. ==References==