Antilocapra americana Ord 1815 (pronghorn)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Alternative combinations: Antilope americana, Capra americana

Synonym: Neomeryx finni Parks 1925

Belongs to Antilocapra according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

See also Elftman 1931, Harington 1978, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Matthew 1904, Richardson 1854 and Schultz and Howard 1935

Sister taxon: Antilocapra pacifica

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (4), United States (15: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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