†Calops cristatus Marsh 1894 (protoceratid)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Alternative combination: Protoceras cristatus
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1894. Eastern division of the Miohippus beds, with notes on some of the characteristic fossils. American Journal of Science 48(283):91-94
Belongs to Calops according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Frick 1937, Hay 1902, Marsh 1894, Marsh 1894 and Patton and Taylor 1973
Sister taxon: Calops consors
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Calops cristatus in the database
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