Biology:Phenacocoelus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
Phenacocoelus | |
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Phenacocoelus parvus teeth | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
Genus: | †Phenacocoelus Peterson 1907 |
Species | |
Phenacocoelus typus Peterson 1907 |
Phenacocoelus is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 4 million years.[1][2][3] Fossils have been uncovered in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7181311 entry