Paratoceras
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| Paratoceras Temporal range:
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| File:Paratoceras tedfordi.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Protoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Paratoceras Frick 1937 |
| Type species | |
| †Paratoceras macadamsi | |
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| File:Paratoceras range.png | |
| Range of Paratoceras based on fossil record | |
Paratoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Early to Middle Miocene, 20.4—10.3 Ma, existing for approximately 10 million years.[1] Paratoceras resembled deer, but were probably more closely related to chevrotains. In addition to having horns on the top of the head, they had a third horn on the snout.
Species
- P. coatesi Rincón et al. 2015
- P. macadamsi Frick 1937
- P. orarius Rincón et al. 2015
- P. tedfordi Webb et al. 2003
- P. wardi Patton & Taylor 1973
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
- Gaillard Cut, Cucaracha Formation, Panama
- Balumtun Sandstone, Chiapas, Mexico
- Suchilquitongo Formation, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Trinity River Pit 1, Fleming Formation, San Jacinto County, Texas
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