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Hexameryx

Hexameryx
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Genus: Hexameryx
White, 1941
Species:
H. simpsoni
Binomial name
Hexameryx simpsoni
White, 1941

Hexameryx is an extinct monospecific genus of the artiodactyl family Antilocapridae endemic to North America.[1] It lived during the Pliocene epoch 5.3—4.9 mya. It had six well-forked horns.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Webb, S. David (February 1973). "Pliocene Pronghorns of Florida". Journal of Mammalogy. 54 (1): 203–221. doi:10.2307/1378880. JSTOR 1378880. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  • Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America: Biostratigraphy and Geochronology by Michael O. Woodburne
  • Pleistocene Mammals of North America by Bjýýrn Kurtýýn and Elaine Anderson
  • Florida's Fossils: Guide to Location, Identification and Enjoyment by Robin C. Brown
  • Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals by Donald R. Prothero and Robert M. Schoch


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