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Prodinoceras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Uintatheriidae

Higher classification
  
Prodinoceratidae

Order
  
Dinocerata

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Similar
  
Dinocerata, Uintatheriidae, Gobiatherium, Eobasileus, Bathyopsis

Prodinoceras ("Before Terrible Horns") was the earliest known uintathere genus, which lived in the late Paleocene of Mongolia. It was a relatively small uintathere, reaching 2.9 m (9.5 ft) in length. It is also regarded as the most basal uintathere, as, although it had the characteristic fang-like tusks, it had yet to evolve the characteristic knob-like horns.

It is very similar to its North American counterpart, Probathyopsis. All experts regard it as Prodinoceras' sister genus.

References

Prodinoceras Wikipedia