Oreamnos americanus Blainville 1816 (mountain goat)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Rupicapra americana
Synonyms: Aplocerus montanus Ord 1815, Haplocerus montanus Ord 1815, Mazama dorsata Rafinesque 1817, Oreamnos montanus Ord 1815, Ovis montanus Ord 1815
Belongs to Oreamnos according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Frick 1937 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxon: Oreamnos harringtoni
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (2: California, Nevada)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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