Odocoileus dolichopsis Cope 1878 (New World deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Cariacus dolichopsis, Dama dolichopsis

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of new extinct Vertebrata from the Upper Tertiary and Dakota Formations. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4(2):379-396

Belongs to Odocoileus according to C. Frick 1937

See also Cope 1878 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Navahoceros, Odocoileus brachydontus, Odocoileus brachyodontus, Odocoileus hemionus, Odocoileus laevicornis, Odocoileus lucasi, Odocoileus peruvianus, Odocoileus rothschildi, Odocoileus salinae, Odocoileus sellardsiae, Odocoileus virginianus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Odocoileus dolichopsis in the database

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