Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Full reference: S. D. Webb, B. L. Beatty, and G. Poinar, Jr. 2003. New evidence of Miocene Protoceratidae including a new species from Chiapas, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 279:348-367
Belongs to Paratoceras according to S. D. Webb et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Paratoceras coatesi, Paratoceras macadamsi, Paratoceras orarius, Paratoceras wardi
Type specimen: UCMP V99089/173300, a partial skull (skull missing rostrum and zygomatic arches). Its type locality is Simojovel (Balumtum Sandstone), which is in a Miocene terrestrial conglomerate in the Balumtum Sandstone Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Arikareean of Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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