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Tetrameryx

Tetrameryx
Temporal range: Pleistocene–0.012
Tetrameryx shuleri.png
Depiction of T. shuleri based on modern pronghorns
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Genus: Tetrameryx
Lull, 1921
Species
  • T. irvingtonensis Stirton, 1939
  • T. knoxensis Hibbard and Dalquest, 1960
  • T. mooseri Dalquest, 1974
  • T. shuleri Lull, 1921
  • T. tacubayensis Mooser and Dalquest, 1975

Tetrameryx is an extinct genus of the North American artiodactyl family Antilocapridae, known from Mexico, the western United States, and Saskatchewan. The name means "four [horned] ruminant", referring to the division of each horn near its base into two prongs; in T. shuleri, the rear prong is much longer.

One member of the genus, T. shuleri, survived until about 12,000 years ago, and was present when Paleo-Indians reached North America.



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