Sphenophalos garciae Webb 1973 (pronghorn)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Alternative combination: Antilocapra garciae

Full reference: S. D. Webb. 1973. Pliocene Pronghorns of Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 54(1):203-221

Belongs to Sphenophalos according to C. M. Janis and E. Manning 1998

See also Richards and McCrossin 1991 and Webb 1973

Sister taxa: Sphenophalos middleswarti, Sphenophalos nevadanus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Swift Mine, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial carbonate in the Peace River Formation of Florida

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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