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Merycodontinae

Merycodontinae
Merycodus.jpg
Merycodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Subfamily: Merycodontinae
Genus

Cosoryx
Meryceros
Merycodus
Paracosoryx
Ramoceros
Submeryceros


Cosoryx
Meryceros
Merycodus
Paracosoryx
Ramoceros
Submeryceros

Merycondontinae is a subfamily of pronghorn that arose during the middle of the Miocene and became extinct by the end of that period.

The Merycondontinae were small, slightly built, fast-running ungulates. Both males and females were horned.

Byers, John A.; American Pronghorn: Social Adaptations & the Ghosts of Predators Past; University of Chicago Press; 1998



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