Protanancus
Protanancus is an extinct genus of amebelodontid proboscidean from Kenya, Pakistan and Thailand. The genus consists solely of type species P. macinnesi.[1] The generic name is derived from the unrelated Anancus, and the Greek prōtos "first".[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | †Amebelodontidae |
| Genus: | †Protanancus Arambourg, 1945 |
| Type species | |
| Protanancus macinnesi Arambourg, 1945 | |
References
- Fossilworks: Protanancus. fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- Markov, G. N., & Vergiev, S. (2010). First report of cf. Protanancus (mammalia, proboscidea, amebelodontidae) from Europe. Geodiversitas, 32(3), 493-501.
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