Merycodus Leidy 1854 (pronghorn)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Synonyms: Dicrocerus Cope 1875, Meryceros Frick 1937

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1854. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, June 6th, 1854]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:89-90

Parent taxon: Antilocapridae according to C. M. Janis and E. Manning 1998

See also Carroll 1988, Cook 1934, Frick 1937, Gregory 1942, Hay 1902, Honey and Izett 1988, Leidy 1854, Leidy 1873, Matthew 1904, Skinner and Taylor 1967 and Voorhies 1990

Sister taxa: Antilocapra, Antilocaprinae, Cosorycinae, Hayoceros, Hexameryx, Ilingoceros, Merriamoceros, Merycodontinae, Paracosoryx, Plioceros, Ramocerotinae, Submeryceros, Texoceros

Subtaxa: Meryceros (Submeryceros) Merycodus crucensis Merycodus hookwayi Merycodus joraki Merycodus major Merycodus minimus Merycodus minor Merycodus necatus Merycodus prodromus Merycodus sabulonis Merycodus tehuanus Merycodus trilateralis Merycodus warreni

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (8: Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (1), United States (78: California, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 88 collections including 93 occurrences

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