- "Pecora"
comes from the
Latin word pecus,
which means "cattle".
Although most
pecorans have
cranial appendages, only some of
these are
properly called "horns"...
-
Bovoidea is a
superfamily of
pecoran ruminants containing the
Bovidae and Moschidae. The
Bovoidea today is
defined in part by very
specific dental and...
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Moschidae is a
family of
pecoran even-toed ungulates,
containing the musk deer (Moschus) and its
extinct relatives. They are
characterized by long "saber...
-
areas of conflict, such as the case with the
relationship between the
pecoran families and the
baleen whale families. See each
family for the relationships...
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Giraffomorpha is a
clade of
pecoran ruminants containing the
superfamilies Palaeomerycoidea (Palaeomerycidae) and
Giraffoidea (Giraffidae, Prolibytheriidae...
- 3.3. The
antilocaprids are
ruminants of the
clade Pecora.
Other extant pecorans are the
families Giraffidae (giraffes),
Cervidae (deer),
Moschidae (musk...
-
Retrieved September 20, 2013. A. Dagg and A. Vos (1968). "Fast
gaits of
pecoran species".
Journal of Zoology. 155 (4): 499–506. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998...
-
osteology of
Hoplitomeryx gen. nov. and a
discussion on the
classification of
pecoran families".
Scripta Geologica 70: 1-51, 9 plates. Mazza, P (1987). "Prolagus...
- ossicones. The
giraffids are
ruminants of the
clade Pecora.
Other extant pecorans are the
families Antilocapridae (pronghorns),
Cervidae (deer), Moschidae...
- of
large and
tough food items.
Unlike the
diverse and
fully herbivorous pecoran artiodactyls,
entelodonts lack
specializations for
chopping and shredding...
