Antilocapridae
| Antilocapridae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Pronghorns in Fort Keogh, Montana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Infraorder: | Pecora |
| Family: | Antilocapridae J. E. Gray, 1866 |
| Type genus | |
| Antilocapra Ord, 1815 | |
| Genera | |
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The Antilocapridae are a family of ruminant artiodactyls endemic to North America. Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids. Only one species, the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), is living today; all other members of the family are extinct. The living pronghorn is a small ruminant mammal resembling an antelope.
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