Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Alternative combinations: Cosoryx ramosus, Dicrocerus ramosus, Merycodus ramosus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1874. Notes on the Santa Fé Marls, and Some of the Contained Vertebrate Fossils. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26(2):147-152
Belongs to Ramoceros according to S. R. May 2019
See also Cope 1874, Cope 1875, Cope 1875, Frick 1937, Gregory 1942, Hay 1902, Janis and Manning 1998 and Matthew 1904
Sister taxa: Ramoceros (Merriamoceros), Ramoceros (Paramoceros), Ramoceros osborni
Subtaxa: Ramoceros ramosus quadratus
Type specimen: USNM 1144, a partial skull (Three-pronged "antler.")
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (5: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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