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The '''Antilocapridae''' are a family of [[Artiodactyla|artiodactyls]] endemic to [[North America]]. Their closest [[extant taxon|extant]] relatives are the [[Giraffidae|giraffids]] with which they comprise the [[Superfamily (zoology)|superfamily]] [[Giraffoidea]]. Only one species, the [[pronghorn]] (''Antilocapra americana''), is living today; all other members of the family are [[extinction|extinct]]. The living pronghorn is a small [[ruminant]] mammal resembling an antelope. It bears small, forked horns.
The '''Antilocapridae''' are a family of [[Artiodactyla|artiodactyls]] endemic to [[North America]]. Their closest [[extant taxon|extant]] relatives are the [[Giraffidae|giraffids]] with which they comprise the [[Superfamily (zoology)|superfamily]] [[Giraffoidea]]. Only one species, the [[pronghorn]] (''Antilocapra americana''), is living today; all other members of the family are [[extinction|extinct]]. The living pronghorn is a small [[ruminant]] mammal resembling an antelope. It bears small, forked horns.


In most respects, antilocaprids resemble other ruminants. They have a complex, four-chambered stomach for digesting tough plant matter, [[Cloven hoof|cloven hooves]], and are similar in body shape to antelopes. Their horns resemble those of the [[bovid]]s, in that they have a true horny sheath, but, uniquely, they are shed outside the breeding season, and subsequently regrown. Their lateral toes are even further diminished than in bovids, with the digits themselves being entirely lost, and only the [[cannon bone]]s remaining. Antilocaprids have the same [[dentition|dental formula]] as most other ruminants: {{DentalFormula|upper=0.0.3.3|lower=3.1.3.3}}.
In most respects, antilocaprids resemble other ruminants. They have a complex, four-chambered stomach for digesting tough plant matter and [[Cloven hoof|cloven hooves]], and are similar in body shape to antelopes. Their horns resemble those of the [[bovid]]s, in that they have a true horny sheath, but, uniquely, they are shed outside the breeding season, and subsequently regrown. Their lateral toes are even further diminished than in bovids, with the digits themselves being entirely lost, and only the [[cannon bone]]s remaining. Antilocaprids have the same [[dentition|dental formula]] as most other ruminants: {{DentalFormula|upper=0.0.3.3|lower=3.1.3.3}}.


==Evolution==
==Evolution==

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Not to be confused with Capridae.

Antilocapridae
Temporal range: Early Miocene–recent
Pronghorns in Fort Keogh, Montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Pecora
Family: Antilocapridae
Gray, 1866
Genus

Antilocapra
†Capromeryx
†Stockoceros
†Tetrameryx

And see text.

The Antilocapridae are a family of artiodactyls endemic to North America. Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids with which they comprise the superfamily Giraffoidea. 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.

In most respects, antilocaprids resemble other ruminants. They have a complex, four-chambered stomach for digesting tough plant matter and cloven hooves, and are similar in body shape to antelopes. Their horns resemble those of the bovids, in that they have a true horny sheath, but, uniquely, they are shed outside the breeding season, and subsequently regrown. Their lateral toes are even further diminished than in bovids, with the digits themselves being entirely lost, and only the cannon bones remaining. Antilocaprids have the same dental formula as most other ruminants: 0.0.3.33.1.3.3.

Evolution

The antilocaprids evolved in North America, where they filled a niche similar to that of the bovids that evolved in the Old World. During the Miocene and Pliocene, they were a diverse and successful group, with many different species. Some had horns with bizarre shapes, or had four, or even six, horns. Examples include Osbornoceros, with smooth, slightly curved horns, Paracosoryx, with flattened horns that widened to forked tips, Ramoceros, with fan-shaped horns, and Hayoceros, with four horns.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. ^ Savage, RJG; Long, MR (1986). Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide. New York: Facts on File. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-8160-1194-X.
  2. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 280. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.


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