Biology:Poabromylus

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Poabromylus Temporal range: Late Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Genus:	†Poabromylus Peterson 1931
Type species
†Poabromylus kayi
Species
P. golzi Black 1978 P. kayi Peterson 1931 P. robustus Stock 1949
Range of Poabromylus based on fossil record

Poabromylus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 6 million years. They resembled deer but were more closely related to camelids.

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been recovered from:

• Big Red Horizon, Chambers Tuff Formation, Presidio County, Texas
• Titus Canyon, Titus Canyon Formation, Inyo County, California
• Titanothere Quarry, Duchesne River Formation, Uintah County, Utah
• Badwater Locality, Wagon Bed Formation, Natrona County, Wyoming

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7206154 entry