What American animals would have been domesticated had they not gone extinct?

Here are some lists of North American and South American megafauna that went extinct during the Quaternary.

In Eurasia, many species of large mammal were domesticated, most particularly the 'big 4' edible animals--cow, sheep, goat, and pig--and the most important traction animal, the horse. There were other animals domesticated that were important in certain regions (water buffalo, yak, ass) but none spread universally at an early date like the aforementioned five.

Had the American megafauna not largely gone extinct, and had pastoral cultures developed in the Americas, which set of 4 or 5 animals could have been domesticated to provide meat, milk, fiber, and traction or riding power?

Stipulations: You may not choose any extant animals as one of your set except the llama or alpaca, since those were actually domesticated in ancient times.

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