Biology:Procranioceras

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Procranioceras Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Procranioceras skinneri skull cast at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Dromomerycidae
Tribe:	†Cranioceratini
Genus:	†Procranioceras Frick, 1937
Species
P. skinneri Frick, 1937
Synonyms
Cranioceras skinneri (Matthew, 1918)

Restoration of a Procranioceras.

Procranioceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2.4 million years. Fossils have been found from Florida, Saskatchewan, and Nebraska.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7247478 entry