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Merycodontinae

Extinct subfamily of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Merycodontinae
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Merycondontinae is a subfamily of pronghorn that arose during the middle of the Miocene and became extinct by the end of that period.

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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]

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