Merycodontinae Explained

Merycondontinae is a subfamily of pronghorn that arose during the middle of the Miocene and became extinct by the end of that period. The Merycondontinae were small, slightly built, fast-running ungulates. Both males and females were horned.

The genera Meryceros and Submeryceros are generally regarded as synonymous with Merycodus.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Byers, John A.; American Pronghorn: Social Adaptations & the Ghosts of Predators Past; University of Chicago Press; 1998

Notes and References

1. Book: Janis . Kathleen M. . Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals . 1998 . Cambridge University Press . 496.
2. Book: Prothero . Donald R. . The Evolution of Artiodactyls . 2007 . Johns Hopkins University Press . 9780801887352 . 232.