Family †Palaeomerycidae Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | Tribe †Cranioceratini Rank Genus | |
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Similar Cranioceras, Aletomeryx, Pediomeryx, Dromomeryx, Even‑toed ungulate | ||
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.
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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)
Body mass
A single specimen of Procranioceras were measured by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist for body mass.
Fossil distribution
References
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