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Poabromylus

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Poabromylus
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Protoceratidae
Genus: Poabromylus
Peterson 1931
Type species
Poabromylus kayi
Species
  • P. golzi Black 1978
  • P. kayi Peterson 1931
  • P. robustus Stock 1949
Range of Poabromylus based on fossil record

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.

Fossil distribution

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Fossils have been recovered from:

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