HARRINGTON'S EXTINCT MOUNTAIN GOAT (OREAMNOS HARRINGTONI STOCK 1936) FROM MUSKOX CAVE, NEW MEXICO

摘要

Oreamnos harringtoni (Harrington's extinct mountain goat) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) remains are relatively uncommon in the fossil record. Pleistocene-age skeletal Remains from Muskox Cave, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, are referred to O. harring- toni. Qualitative and quantitative characters of recovered skeletal elements fit previous Descriptions for Harrington's extinct mountain goat. This specimen is the first from the Region and extends the known range of the species eastward.