Ilingoceros
Encyclopedia
Ilingoceros is an extinct genus of pronghorn from the Miocene
of North America
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At 1.8. m in body length, the animal would have been slightly bigger than the modern pronghorn. It had straight, spiraled horn
s, which ended in fork
ed tips.
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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At 1.8. m in body length, the animal would have been slightly bigger than the modern pronghorn. It had straight, spiraled horn
Horn (anatomy)
A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found mainly among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae and Bovidae...
s, which ended in fork
Fork
As a piece of cutlery or kitchenware, a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end. The fork, as an eating utensil, has been a feature primarily of the West, whereas in East Asia chopsticks have been more prevalent...
ed tips.