Capromeryx arizonensis Skinner 1942 (pronghorn)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Alternative combination: Breameryx arizonensis

Full reference: M. F. Skinner. 1942. The fauna of Papago Springs Cave, Arizona, and a study of Stockeros; with three new antilocaprines from Nebraska and Arizona. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 80(6):143-220

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

See also Furlong Eustace 1946, Hibbard and Taylor 1960, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Morgan and Morgan 1995 and Skinner 1942

Sister taxa: Capromeryx furcifer, Capromeryx gidleyi, Capromeryx mexicana, Capromeryx tauntonensis, Breameryx minor

Subtaxa: Capromeryx arizonensis schultzi

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)

• Blancan of United States (5: Arizona, Florida, Nebraska)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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