Odocoileus sellardsiae Hay 1917 (New World deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1917. Vertebrata mostly from Stratum No. 3, at Vero, Florida, together with descriptions of new species. Florida State Geological Survey Annual Report 9:43-68

Belongs to Odocoileus according to O. P. Hay 1917

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Vero, which is in a Pleistocene channel sandstone/sandstone in Florida

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Vero

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