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Tetrameryx

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Genus
  
†TetrameryxLull, 1921

Order
  
Even-toed ungulate

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Similar
  
Stockoceros, Capromeryx minor, Hayoceros, Osbornoceros, Ramoceros

Tetrameryx is an extinct genus of the North American artiodactyl family Antilocapridae, known from Mexico, the western United States, and Saskatchewan. The 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.

One member of the genus, T. shuleri, survived until about 12,000 years ago, and was present when Paleo-Indians reached North America.

References

Tetrameryx Wikipedia