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Oreamnos

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Oreamnos is a genus of North American caprines. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is the only living species.[1] Until the end of the Pleistocene, another species, Oreamnos harringtoni, was distributed to the south of the recent form.[2]

References

  1. ^ Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Mead, JI, Agenbroad, LD, Phillips, AMIII, Middeleton, LT. (1987). Extinct mountain goat (Oreamnos harringtoni ) in southeastern Utah. QUATERN. END. RES. Vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 323-331.
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Oreamnos: Brief Summary

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Oreamnos is a genus of North American caprines. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is the only living species. Until the end of the Pleistocene, another species, Oreamnos harringtoni, was distributed to the south of the recent form.

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