Ungulates

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Order Perissodactyla

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• dominant group through Oligocene
• later lost out to Artiodactyls
• Includes brontotheres (Eocene - Miocene)
• Includes chalicotheres (Eocene - Pleistocene)
• limbs long and slender
• the third digit encased in a hoof

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Families in order Perrisodactyla

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• Equidae (horses, zebras and asses) originated in N. America
• Tapiridae (tapirs) originated in N. America
• Rhinocerotidae (rhinos) originated in Asia

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Families in order Artiodactyla

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• Suidae (pigs, hogs) old world
• Hippopotamidae
• Camelidae (camels, llamas, and alpacas)

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Order Artiodactlya

Suborder Ruminantia

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• highly cursorial
• upper incisors absent
• re-chew food as cud
• 3-4 part stomach with bacterial colonies that can digest cellulose

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Groups in Ruminantia

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• Chevrotains (primitive type of ruminant)
• Musk deer
• Giraffes
• Cervidae (elk, deer, moose, and caribou)
• Antilocapridae (antelope)
• Bovidae

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Cervidae

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• worldwide distribution except most of Africa and Australia
• branching antlers on males never females
• antlers formed of bone and usually shed, regrow annually
• in some species males possess enlarged tusk-like canines
• in other species the canines are either vestigial or absent

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Bovidae (cattle family)

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• Impala
• Harte beest
• wildebeest
• gazelle
• dik-dik
• klipspringer
• bison
• asian water buffalo
• african water buffalo
• oryx
• eland

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Family Bodvidae

subfamily caprinae (sheeps and goats)

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Goats

• tail up
• horns male and female
• divided upper lip
• males: strong odor

Sheep

• tail down
• horns male