Table 1. Measurements (mm) of the horn core. *, estimated measurement; †, fossil taxon; 1, range of measurements from Valdez (1982); 2, Matthew and Cook (1909) data not useable, data here from cast, tip near complete, all measurements are minimum or estimates; 3, Merriam (1918), data here from cast, tip near complete, all measurements are minimum or estimates. Measurements for Sinocapra minor from Chen (1991). Measurements for Ovis shantungensis from Matsumoto (1926). Measurements for Oreamnos species from Mead and Lawler (1994) and Jass et al. (2000).

  Nas.Nuc.  Med.Lat.
  Circum. Dia. Dia. Length
Neotragocerus improvisus2 105 37.2 25.5 92.6
N. lindgreni3 117 41.7 29.4 84.3
Oreamnos americanus 96-150 31.3-48.3  26.8-41.4 84.5-101.0
O. harringtoni 59-108 19.0-36.0 15.9-34.8 35.8-114.0
Ovis dalli dalli1 330-388
O. dalli stonei 108 36.2 28.7 67.0
O. dalli stonei1 343-414
O. nivicola1 338-368
O. shantungensis 250
Sinocapra willdownsi† type 69 23.4 12.6 48.0
S. minor † holotype 104* 40.0 28.0 84.0
S. minor † (RV 38050)  121* 52.0 27.0 104.0