Merycodontinae
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Merycodus
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Merycondontinae is a subfamily of pronghorn that arose during the middle of the Miocene and became extinct by the end of that period.
File:Merycodus osborni.jpg
Life restoration of Merycodus osborni
The Merycondontinae were small, slightly built, fast-running ungulates. Both males and females were horned.
References
Byers, John A.; American Pronghorn: Social Adaptations & the Ghosts of Predators Past; University of Chicago Press; 1998
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