Capromeryx

Capromeryx
Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene
Photo Author: David Monniaux

Photo of a skeleton recovered from the La Brea Asphalt Pits

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
Genus: †Capromeryx
Matthew, 1902
Type species
†Capromeryx furcifer
Matthew, 1902
Species
  • C. arizonensis
  • C. furcifer
  • C. gidleyi
  • C. mexicanus
  • C. minor
  • C. tauntonensis
Synonyms

Breameryx

Capromeryx (dwarf pronghorn) was a genus of dwarf pronghorns (Antilocapridae) that originated in North America during the Pliocene about 5 million years ago (the exact range of their presence on the landscape is still not known, but the most recent fossils found are dated to 11,000 years ago).[1] The closest living relative and only surviving member of the family is the North American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Extinct Dwarf Pronghorn Fact Sheet". library.sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-03.