Poabromylus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1] They resembled deer but were more closely related to camelids.
Poabromylus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Protoceratidae |
Genus: | †Poabromylus Peterson 1931 |
Type species | |
†Poabromylus kayi | |
Species | |
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Range of Poabromylus based on fossil record |
Fossil distribution
editFossils have been recovered from:
- Big Red Horizon, Chambers Tuff Formation, Presidio County, Texas
- Titus Canyon, Titus Canyon Formation, Inyo County, California
- Titanothere Quarry, Duchesne River Formation, Uintah County, Utah
- Badwater Locality, Wagon Bed Formation, Natrona County, Wyoming
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