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Post by another specialist on May 23, 2008 14:18:47 GMT
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Post by another specialist on May 23, 2008 14:19:48 GMT
The Shrub-ox (Euceratherium collinum) (= Preptoceras, Aftonius) is an extinct genus and species of Bovidae native to North America. Euceratherium was one of the first bovids to enter North America. It appeared on this continent during the early Pleistocene, long before the first bisons arrived from Eurasia. It went extinct about 11,500 years ago. Late Pleistocene Shrub-ox remains are known from fossil finds spanning from northern California to central Mexico. In the East they were distributed at least into Illinois. Euceratherium was massive built and in size between a modern American bison and a musk ox. They were probably grazers and seem to have preferred hilly landscapes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub-ox |
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Post by another specialist on May 23, 2008 14:20:27 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Aug 30, 2015 13:40:45 GMT
Campos, Paula F. et al. (2010). Clarification of the taxonomic relationship of the extant and extinct ovibovids, Ovibos, Praeovibos, Euceratherium and Bootherium. Quaternary Science Reviews 29(17-18): 2123-2130. [ Abstract] |
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Post by Peter on Sept 4, 2015 19:52:14 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Sept 5, 2015 10:56:30 GMT
If it is not clear whether it became extinct in the Holocene it should be moved to P/H border extinctions.
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Post by Peter on Sept 6, 2015 11:51:39 GMT
I agree and moved!
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