Protylopus robustus Golz 1976 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Oromerycidae

Full reference: D. J. Golz. 1976. Eocene Artiodactyla of Southern California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Count, Science Bulletin 26:1-85

Belongs to Protylopus according to D. J. Golz 1976

Sister taxa: Protylopus annectens, Protylopus pearsonensis, Protylopus petersoni, Protylopus stocki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Laguna Riviera Quarry, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Santiago Formation of California

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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