Ruminantia

Ruminantia
Temporal range: Late Eocene? to Recent
White-tailed deer
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Ruminantia

Scopoli, 1777
Families

 Tragulidae
 Moschidae
 Cervidae
 Giraffidae
 Antilocapridae
 Bovidae
 †Climacoceratidae

TheRuminantia is most of the Artiodactyla including sheep, goats, camels, and a few other forms. They have complex stomachs and ruminate their food.

What this means is that they can move food from one stomach to another and back again. This allows them to digest a wider range of food.


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