Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Alternative combinations: Capromeryx altidens, Merycodus altidens
Synonyms: Capromeryx texanus Hesse 1935, Dorcameryx optimae Reed and Longnecker 1928, Texoceros texanus Hesse 1935
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1924. Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 50:59-210
Belongs to Texoceros according to C. M. Janis and E. Manning 1998
See also Dalquest 1983, Frick 1937, Hesse 1935, Hesse 1936, Matthew 1924 and Stirton 1938
Sister taxa: Texoceros edensis, Texoceros guymonensis, Texoceros minorei, Texoceros vaughani
Type specimens:
- Texoceros altidens: Its type locality is Aphelops Draw Quarries, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Snake Creek Formation of Nebraska
- Capromeryx texanus: UCMP 30337, a mandible (lower left jaw). Its type locality is UCMP loc. V2832, Hemphill County 6, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial sandstone/gravel in Texas.
- Dorcameryx optimae:
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Nebraska, Texas collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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