Merycodus warreni Leidy 1858

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Alternative combinations: Cervus warreni, Cervus warrenii, Meryceros warreni

Synonym: Meryceros nenzelensis Frick 1937

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1858. Notice of Remains of Extinct Vertebrata, from the Valley of the Niobrara River, Collected during the Exploring Expedition of 1857, in Nebraska, under the Command of Lieut. G. K. Warren, U. S. Top. Eng., by Dr. F. V. Hayden, Geologist to the Expedition. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10:15-89

Belongs to Merycodus according to C. M. Janis and E. Manning 1998

See also Cope 1875, Frick 1937, Galbreath 1953, Gregory 1942, Hay 1902, Honey and Izett 1988, Leidy 1858, Matthew 1904, Skinner and Taylor 1967 and Voorhies 1990

Sister taxa: Merycodus crucensis, Merycodus hookwayi, Merycodus joraki, Merycodus major, Merycodus minimus, Merycodus minor, Merycodus necatus, Merycodus prodromus, Merycodus sabulonis, Merycodus tehuanus, Merycodus trilateralis, Meryceros (Submeryceros)

Subtaxa: Meryceros warreni johnsoni

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Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (15: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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