This animal looked not very different from present
chevrotains, but possessed two small horns on the skull. Its size was very small (
Lagomeryx means "
rabbit ruminant" in reference to the size). The smallest species,
Lagomeryx pumilio, was just as big as a
hare.
Lagomeryx and its close relatives (such as
Ligeromeryx and
Stephanocemas) had many primitive features resembling those of
moschoid ancestors, such as the presence of two elongated
canines in adult males. The cranial appendages were formed by a relatively short
pedicle. In smaller species (such as
L. pumilio) these horns were very tiny, and did not exceed the height of 1.5
centimeters. ==Species==