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Ovis dalli Nelson 1884 (Dall sheep)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 49519

Belongs to Ovis according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

Sister taxa: Ovis ammon, Ovis aries, Ovis canadensis, Ovis cervina, Ovis dorshi, Ovis europea, Ovis mamillaris, Ovis nivicola, Ovis shantungensis, Ovis vignei

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): P2 7.80 x 7.70, P3 9.10 x 8.00, P4 10.5 x 9.6, M1 18.3 x 12.6, M2 19.6 x 12.4