
Protoceras
Sign in to saveProtoceras ('first horn') is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene 33.3—16.0 Ma, existing for approximately .
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Protoceras ('first horn') is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene 33.3—16.0 Ma, existing for approximately .
thumb|left|Restoration of female and male by Charles R. Knight thumb|left|Male Protoceras celer skull thumb|left|Restoration of Dinictis and Protoceras by Charles R. Knight
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