†Protoceras celer Marsh 1891 (protoceratid)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1891. A horned artiodactyle (Protoceras celer) from the Miocene. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 41(241):81-82
Belongs to Protoceras according to W. B. Scott 1940
See also Hay 1902, Marsh 1891, Marsh 1893 and Scott 1895
Sister taxa: Protoceras comptus, Protoceras nasutus, Protoceras neatodelpha, Protoceras skinneri
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: South Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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