Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Full reference: A. F. Rincón, J. I. Bloch, B. J. MacFadden and C. A. Jaramillo. 2015. New early Miocene Protoceratids (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from Panama. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5):e970688
Belongs to Paratoceras according to A. F. Rincón et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Paratoceras macadamsi, Paratoceras orarius, Paratoceras tedfordi, Paratoceras wardi
Type specimen: UF 223585, a partial skull (incomplete skull). Its type locality is Escobar Hill, which is in a Hemingfordian delta plain sandstone in the Cucaracha Formation of Panama.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Panama (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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