Longirostromeryx
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†Longirostromeryx
Frick, 1937
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†Blastomeryx wellsi |
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Longirostromeryx is an extinct genus of saber-toothed deer.
Longirostromeryx, or the saber toothed deer, lived during the Miocene epoch in what is now central North America. There are 3, perhaps 4, recognised species: Longirostromeryx blicki, L. clarendoniensis, L. novomexicanus, and L. wellsi
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References
- McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8
- Webb, S.D., 1998. Hornless ruminants. pp.463-476 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2
- The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth by Jean-Paul Tibbles, Peter Andrews, John Barber, and Michael Benton
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