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'''''Osbornoceros''''' is an extinct [[Even-toed ungulate|artiodactyl]] [[genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Antilocapridae]].<ref name="frick-1937">Frick 1937</ref> All antilocaprid [[species]] are extinct except for the [[pronghorn]]. ''Osbornoceros osborni'' is the only known species of the genus ''Osbornoceros''. ''Osbornoceros'' lived during the Late [[Miocene]] around 7 to 6 million years ago in what is now [[North America]]. It is well represented in [[fossil]] discoveries, with nearly a dozen specimens having been found to date. All come from the [[Chamita Formation]] in a quarry near [[Lyden, New Mexico|Lyden]], [[New Mexico]], the site of numerous other finds such as that of ''[[Chamitataxus]]'', a prehistoric [[badger]] that lived at the same time.<ref name="owen-2006">Owen 2006</ref> The [[holotype]] specimen of ''Osbornoceros'' was discovered in 1937 and many more were found nearby during further expeditions.<ref name="galusha-blick-1971">Galusha and Blick 1971</ref> |
'''''Osbornoceros''''' is an extinct [[Even-toed ungulate|artiodactyl]] [[genus]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Antilocapridae]].<ref name="frick-1937">Frick 1937</ref> All antilocaprid [[species]] are extinct except for the [[pronghorn]]. ''Osbornoceros osborni'' is the only known species of the genus ''Osbornoceros''. ''Osbornoceros'' lived during the Late [[Miocene]] around 7 to 6 million years ago in what is now [[North America]]. It is well represented in [[fossil]] discoveries, with nearly a dozen specimens having been found to date. All come from the [[Chamita Formation]] in a quarry near [[Lyden, New Mexico|Lyden]], [[New Mexico]], the site of numerous other finds such as that of ''[[Chamitataxus]]'', a prehistoric [[badger]] that lived at the same time.<ref name="owen-2006">Owen 2006</ref> The [[holotype]] specimen of ''Osbornoceros'' was discovered in 1937 and many more were found nearby during further expeditions.<ref name="galusha-blick-1971">Galusha and Blick 1971</ref> |
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''Osbornoceros'' was strikingly similar to today's pronghorn; it was lightly built and had a series of small [[Horn (anatomy)|horn]]s that protruded from its [[skull]]. It was, like its relatives, a [[Quadrupedalism|quadruped]] [[herbivore]] and grazed on the grassy plains of its time. If ''Osbornoceros'' had any predators is unknown and much is still unknown about its paleobiology, but it is assumed to have been similar to the pronghorn and its extinct relatives. ''Osbornoceros'' was covered in a short [[Fur|pelage]]{{cn|date=August 2019}} and was most likely a good runner. |
''Osbornoceros'' was strikingly similar to today's pronghorn; it was lightly built and had a series of small [[Horn (anatomy)|horn]]s that protruded from its [[skull]]. It was, like its relatives, a [[Quadrupedalism|quadruped]] [[herbivore]] and grazed on the grassy plains of its time. If ''Osbornoceros'' had any predators is unknown and much is still unknown about its paleobiology, but it is assumed to have been similar to the pronghorn and its extinct relatives. ''Osbornoceros'' was covered in a short [[Fur|pelage]]{{cn|date=August 2019}} and was most likely a good runner. |
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*{{cite journal |last1=Frick |first1=C. |year=1937 |title=Horned ruminants of North America |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume=69 |pages=1–669 |hdl=2246/362 |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/362 |access-date=8 October 2020}} |
*{{cite journal |last1=Frick |first1=C. |year=1937 |title=Horned ruminants of North America |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume=69 |pages=1–669 |hdl=2246/362 |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/362 |access-date=8 October 2020}} |
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* {{cite journal |last1=Galusha |first1=Ted |last2=Blick |first2=John C. |title=Stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, New Mexico |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |date=1971 |volume=144 |issue=1 |url=https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/1633/B144a01.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 May 2020}} |
* {{cite journal |last1=Galusha |first1=Ted |last2=Blick |first2=John C. |title=Stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, New Mexico |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |date=1971 |volume=144 |issue=1 |url=https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/1633/B144a01.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |access-date=13 May 2020}} |
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*{{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=P.R. |year=2006 |title=Description of a new Late Miocene American Badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution x-ray computed tomography |journal=Palaeontology |volume=49 |issue=5 |pages=999–1011 |doi=10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00590.x}} |
*{{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=P.R. |year=2006 |title=Description of a new Late Miocene American Badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution x-ray computed tomography |journal=Palaeontology |volume=49 |issue=5 |pages=999–1011 |doi=10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00590.x|bibcode=2006Palgy..49..999O |s2cid=128919144 }} |
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| Osbornoceros Temporal range: Late Miocene
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| Osbornoceros osborni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Genus: | †Osbornoceros Frick, 1937 |
| Species: | †O. osborni
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| †Osbornoceros osborni Frick, 1937
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Osbornoceros is an extinct artiodactyl genus of the family Antilocapridae.[1] All antilocaprid species are extinct except for the pronghorn. Osbornoceros osborni is the only known species of the genus Osbornoceros. Osbornoceros lived during the Late Miocene around 7 to 6 million years ago in what is now North America. It is well represented in fossil discoveries, with nearly a dozen specimens having been found to date. All come from the Chamita Formation in a quarry near Lyden, New Mexico, the site of numerous other finds such as that of Chamitataxus, a prehistoric badger that lived at the same time.[2] The holotype specimen of Osbornoceros was discovered in 1937 and many more were found nearby during further expeditions.[3]
Osbornoceros was strikingly similar to today's pronghorn; it was lightly built and had a series of small horns that protruded from its skull. It was, like its relatives, a quadruped herbivore and grazed on the grassy plains of its time. If Osbornoceros had any predators is unknown and much is still unknown about its paleobiology, but it is assumed to have been similar to the pronghorn and its extinct relatives. Osbornoceros was covered in a short pelage[citation needed] and was most likely a good runner.
References[edit]
- Frick, C. (1937). "Horned ruminants of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 69: 1–669. hdl:2246/362. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Galusha, Ted; Blick, John C. (1971). "Stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, New Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 144 (1). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Owen, P.R. (2006). "Description of a new Late Miocene American Badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution x-ray computed tomography". Palaeontology. 49 (5): 999–1011. Bibcode:2006Palgy..49..999O. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00590.x. S2CID 128919144.
