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Phenacocoelus

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Extinct genus of mammals

Phenacocoelus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Phenacocoelus parvus teeth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Merycoidodontidae
Genus: †Phenacocoelus
Peterson 1907
Species

Phenacocoelus typus Peterson 1907

Phenacocoelus is an extinct genus of Artiodactyl of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 4 million years. Fossils have been uncovered in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.

References

  1. "Fossilworks: Phenacocoelus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. "Phenacocoelus Peterson, 1906". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. "PBDB". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
Taxon identifiers
Phenacocoelus


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