Antilocapridae
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Antilocapridae is a family of artiodactyls endemic to North America. Only one species, the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), is living today; all other members of the family are extinct. The living pronghorn is a small ruminant mammal resembling an antelope. It bears small, forked horns.
[edit] Species
- Subfamily Merycodontinae
- Genus Cosoryx
- Genus Meryceros
- Genus Merycodus
- Genus Paracosoryx
- Genus Ramoceros
- Genus Submeryceros
- Subfamily Antilocaprinae
- Tribe Proantilocaprini
- Tribe Ilingoceratini
- Tribe Stockoceratini
- Genus Capromeryx
- Genus Ceratomeryx
- Genus Hayoceros
- Genus Hexameryx
- Genus Hexobelomeryx
- Genus Stockoceros
- Genus Tetrameryx
- Tribe Antilocaprini
- Genus Antilocapra
- Genus Texoceros

