Procranioceras
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Procranioceras
Frick (1937)
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Procranioceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene epoch, 16.3—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2.7 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Cranioceras (Procranioceras) skinneri was named by Frick (1937), as a sub-genus. It was reranked as Procranioceras by Janis and Manning (1998) and Prothero and Liter (2007). It was assigned to Cranioceras by Frick (1937); to Dromomerycidae by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007)[2][3]
Body mass
A single specimen of Procranioceras were measured by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist for body mass.[4]
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Fossil distribution
- Bradley Site, Bone Valley Formation, Polk County, Florida
- Four Courners Site, Saskatchewan
- Hottell Ranch Horse Quarry, Banner County, Nebraska
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Procranioceras, basic info
- ↑ C. M. Janis and E. Manning. 1998. Dromomerycidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 477-490
- ↑ D. R. Prothero and M. R. Liter. 2007. Family Palaeomerycidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 241-248
- ↑ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology 270(1):90-101
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