Protoceratidae

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artiodactyl family extinct mammal family taxonomic family

Protoceratidae is an extinct family of North American herbivorous artiodactyl mammals that resembled horned deer but were more closely related to camel-like tylopods.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Protoceras 1
Protoceratidae canonical 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artiodactyl family ⓘ
extinct mammal family ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
bodyPlan bilaterally symmetric ⓘ
clade Tylopoda ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
containsTaxon Leptotragulus ⓘ
Protoceratidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Protoceras

Syndyoceras ⓘ
describedBy Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
feedingEcology browser ⓘ
firstAppearance Eocene ⓘ
fossilRecordRegion Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geographicDistribution North America ⓘ
habitat terrestrial environments ⓘ
higherClassification Artiodactyla ⓘ
Mammalia ⓘ
Tylopoda ⓘ
hornPresence horn-like cranial appendages ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lastAppearance Miocene ⓘ
limbStructure artiodactyl (even-toed) ⓘ
locomotion terrestrial ⓘ
moreCloselyRelatedTo Tylopoda ⓘ
camel-like mammals ⓘ
nativeRange North America ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveMode viviparous ⓘ
resemblesMorphologically horned deer ⓘ
skeletonType internal skeleton ⓘ
superorder Artiodactyla ⓘ
surface form: Cetartiodactyla
taxonAuthor Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
temporalRange Neogene ⓘ
Paleogene ⓘ
thermoregulation endothermic ⓘ
trophicGuild herbivore ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tylopoda → includesTaxon → Protoceratidae ⓘ
Protoceratidae → containsTaxon → Protoceratidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protoceras