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: Odocoileus brachydontus, Odocoileus brachyodontus, Odocoileus cascensis, Odocoileus cooki, Odocoileus dolichopsis, Odocoileus hemionus, Odocoileus laevicornis, Odocoileus lucasi, Odocoileus peruvianus, Odocoileus rothschildi, Odocoileus salinae, Odocoileus sheridanus, Odocoileus virginianus, Cariacus brachyceros, Cariacus laevicornis, Paleoodocoileus salinae, Paleoodocoileus gracilis

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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