Tetrameryx
Sign in to saveleft|thumb|Horn cores of T. schuleri, American Museum of Natural History Tetrameryx is an extinct genus of the North American artiodactyl family Antilocapridae, known from Mexico, the western United States, and Saskatchewan in Canada.
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- Parent taxon
- Antilocapridae
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- The American journal of science (1921) (17964315139).jpg
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- start time
- 1800000-00
- end time
- 12000-00-0
- taxon name
- Tetrameryx
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- genus
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- Tetrameryx
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left|thumb|Horn cores of T. schuleri, American Museum of Natural History Tetrameryx is an extinct genus of the North American artiodactyl family Antilocapridae, known from Mexico, the western United States, and Saskatchewan in Canada.
== Taxonomy == thumb|T. shuleri holotype skull|leftThe name means "four [horned] ruminant", referring to the division of each horn near its base into two prongs; in T. shuleri, the rear prong is much longer. 5 species are known.
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