†Ovibos yukonensis Gidley 1908 (muskox)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Full reference: J. W. Gidley. 1908. Descriptions of two new species of Pleistocene ruminants of the genera Ovibos and Boötherium, with notes on the latter genus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34(1627):681-684
Belongs to Ovibos according to J. W. Gidley 1908
See also Harington 1970 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxon: Ovibos moschatus
Type specimen: USNM 5728, a partial skull (The greater portion of a skull, but lacking the nasals, the premaxillaries and most of the teeth)
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ovibos yukonensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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