Procranioceras
Encyclopedia
Procranioceras is an extinct genus
of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae
, endemic to Europe
and Asia
from the Miocene
epoch, 16.3—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately .
(Procranioceras) skinneri was named by Frick (1937), as a sub-genus. It was reranked as Procranioceras by Janis and Manning (1998) and Prothero and Liter (2007). It was assigned to Cranioceras
by Frick (1937); to Dromomerycidae by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007)
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Artiodactyla, of the family Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomerycidae is an extinct family of ruminants , probably ancestral to deer and musk deer...
, endemic to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
from the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
epoch, 16.3—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately .
Taxonomy
CraniocerasCranioceras
Cranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl from the Miocene to the Pliocene in the United States.-Sources:* After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals by Donald R...
(Procranioceras) skinneri was named by Frick (1937), as a sub-genus. It was reranked as Procranioceras by Janis and Manning (1998) and Prothero and Liter (2007). It was assigned to Cranioceras
Cranioceras
Cranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl from the Miocene to the Pliocene in the United States.-Sources:* After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals by Donald R...
by Frick (1937); to Dromomerycidae by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Cranioceratini by Prothero and Liter (2007)
Body mass
A single specimen of Procranioceras were measured by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist for body mass.- Specimen 1: 250.9 kg (553.1 lb)
Fossil distribution
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- Four Courners Site, SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- Hottell Ranch Horse Quarry, Banner County, NebraskaBanner County, NebraskaBanner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 690 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Harrisburg.Banner County is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area....