Hexameryx
| Hexameryx Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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| Fossil horn cores, Florida Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Genus: | †Hexameryx White, 1941 |
| Species: | †H. simpsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hexameryx simpsoni White, 1941 | |
Hexameryx is an extinct monospecific genus of the artiodactyl family Antilocapridae endemic to North America, with its remains being found exclusively in Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] However, possible remains have been unearthed in Louisiana.[8] It lived during the Pliocene epoch 5.3—4.9 mya. It had six well-forked horns.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Webb, S. David (February 1973). "Pliocene Pronghorns of Florida". Journal of Mammalogy. 54 (1): 203–221. doi:10.2307/1378880. JSTOR 1378880. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ digitallibrary.amnh.org https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/25eeafe2-6ba5-4151-8b3f-640a4c8c9eff. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Narducci, Rachel (2017-02-06). "Montbrook Fossil Dig: Faunal List Expansion". Florida Museum of Natural History - University of Florida. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ Hulbert, Richard C. (2019-04-11). "Montbrook Fossil Dig: Spring 2019 Season Summary". Florida Museum - University of Florida. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Hulbert Jr., Richard C.; Hulbert, Richard C.; Valdes, Natali (March 17, 2015). "Florida Vertebrate Fossils - Palmetto Fauna". Florida Museum - University of Florida. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (June 18, 2015). "Florida Vertebrate Fossils - Hemphillian North American Land Mammal Age". Florida Museum - University of Florida. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ "Montbrook Fossil Dig - Faunal List". Florida Museum - University of Florida. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Schiebout, Judith A.; Wrenn, John H.; Ting, Suyin; Hill, Julie L.; Hagge, Mark D.; Williams, Michael J.; Boardman, Grant S.; Ellwood, Brooks B. (2006). "Miocene Vertebrate Fossils Recovered from the Pascagoula Formation in Southeastern Louisiana". 56: 745–760.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
- Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America: Biostratigraphy and Geochronology by Michael O. Woodburne
- Pleistocene Mammals of North America by Bjýýrn Kurtýýn and Elaine Anderson
- Florida's Fossils: Guide to Location, Identification and Enjoyment by Robin C. Brown
- Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals by Donald R. Prothero and Robert M. Schoch
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