Procranioceras
Procranioceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2.4 million years .[1] Fossils have been found from Florida, Saskatchewan, and Nebraska.
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| Procranioceras skinneri skull cast at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Palaeomerycidae |
| Tribe: | †Cranioceratini |
| Genus: | †Procranioceras Frick, 1937 |
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P. skinneri Frick, 1937 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cranioceras skinneri (Matthew, 1918) | |
Restoration of a Procranioceras.
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