// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Poabromylus say? I'm a reel fish.
Appearance
| Poabromylus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Protoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Poabromylus Peterson 1932 |
| Type species | |
| †Poabromylus kayi | |
| Species | |
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| 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
[edit]Fossils 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
References
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