Biology:Leptoreodon

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Leptoreodon Temporal range: Late Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Bartonian to Early Priabonian 40.7-37.2 Ma
Leptoreodon marshi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Genus:	†Leptoreodon Wortman 1898
Species
L. marshi Wortman 1898 (type) L. edwardsi Stock 1936 L. golzi Ludtke & Prothero, 2004 L. leptolophus Golz, 1976 L. major Golz, 1976 L. pusillus Golz, 1976 L. stocki Kelly, 1990

Leptoreodon is an extinct genus of small Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—37.2 Ma, existing for approximately 3 million years. Leptoreodon resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been recovered from:

• Devil's Graveyard Formation, Brewster County, Texas
• Webb County, Texas
• Swift Current Creek, Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6528296 entry