Procranioceras
Sign in to savethumb|left|Restoration of a Procranioceras. Procranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl belonging to the family Dromomerycidae, which was endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately . Fossils have been found from Florida, Saskatchewan, and Nebraska.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyPalaeomerycidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Palaeomerycidae
- Collections
- ROM, UF, UWYO
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Palaeoecology
- References
thumb|left|Restoration of a Procranioceras. Procranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl belonging to the family Dromomerycidae, which was endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately . Fossils have been found from Florida, Saskatchewan, and Nebraska.
== Palaeoecology == Analysis of its skull and tooth morphology paired with examination of its dental microwear and mesowear patterns suggests that Procranioceras skinneri was a browsing herbivore.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Procranioceras” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.