Protoceratidae, the Glossary
Protoceratidae is an extinct family of herbivorous North American artiodactyls (even-toed ungulates) that lived during the Eocene through Pliocene.[1]
Table of Contents
35 relations: Antler, Artiodactyl, Camel, Chevrotain, Deer, Elk, Eocene, Giraffe, Herbivore, Herd, Heteromeryx, Kyptoceras, Lambdoceras, Leptoreodon, Leptotragulus, Limbs of the horse, North America, Ossicone, Othniel Charles Marsh, Paratoceras, Pecora, Pliocene, Poabromylus, Prosynthetoceras, Protoceras, Pseudoprotoceras, Roe deer, Ruminant, Syndyoceras, Synthetoceras, Synthetoceratinae, Toromeryx, Tragulina, Trigenicus, Tylopoda.
Antler
Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family.
Artiodactyl
Artiodactyls are placental mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla. Typically, they are ungulates which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes (the third and fourth, often in the form of a hoof).
See Protoceratidae and Artiodactyl
Camel
A camel (from camelus and κάμηλος from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back.
Chevrotain
Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are diminutive, even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, and are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina.
See Protoceratidae and Chevrotain
Deer
A deer (deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).
Elk
The elk (elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia.
Eocene
The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).
Giraffe
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.
See Protoceratidae and Giraffe
Herbivore
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet.
See Protoceratidae and Herbivore
Herd
A herd is a social group of certain animals of the same species, either wild or domestic.
Heteromeryx
Heteromeryx is an extinct genus of artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Heteromeryx are Eocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Heteromeryx
Kyptoceras
Kyptoceras is a small extinct artiodactyl ungulate mammal of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to southeastern North America from the Miocene to Early Pliocene epoch 23.03—3.6 Ma, existing for approximately. Protoceratidae and Kyptoceras are Pliocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Kyptoceras
Lambdoceras
Lambdoceras is an extinct genus of Protoceratidae belonging to the order Artiodactyla (subfamily Synthetoceratinae) endemic to North America during the Miocene, living epoch 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately. Protoceratidae and Lambdoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Lambdoceras
Leptoreodon
Leptoreodon is an extinct genus of small Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Leptoreodon are Eocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Leptoreodon
Leptotragulus
Leptotragulus is an extinct genus of protoceratid, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Leptotragulus are Eocene Artiodactyla and Prehistoric mammals of North America.
See Protoceratidae and Leptotragulus
Limbs of the horse
The limbs of the horse are structures made of dozens of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments that support the weight of the equine body.
See Protoceratidae and Limbs of the horse
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
See Protoceratidae and North America
Ossicone
Ossicones are columnar or conical skin-covered bone structures on the heads of giraffes, male okapi, and some of their extinct relatives.
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Othniel Charles Marsh
Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899) was an American professor of Paleontology in Yale College and President of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Paratoceras
Paratoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Paratoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
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Pecora
Pecora is an infraorder of even-toed hoofed mammals with ruminant digestion.
Pliocene
The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.
See Protoceratidae and Pliocene
Poabromylus
Poabromylus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Poabromylus are Eocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Poabromylus
Prosynthetoceras
Prosynthetoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Prosynthetoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Prosynthetoceras
Protoceras
Protoceras ('first horn') is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Protoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
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Pseudoprotoceras
Pseudoprotoceras is an extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to central North America. Protoceratidae and Pseudoprotoceras are Eocene Artiodactyla.
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Roe deer
The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer.
See Protoceratidae and Roe deer
Ruminant
Ruminants are herbivorous grazing or browsing artiodactyls belonging to the suborder Ruminantia that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions.
See Protoceratidae and Ruminant
Syndyoceras
Syndyoceras is a small extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to central North America from the Miocene epoch (24.8—20.6 Ma), existing for approximately. Protoceratidae and Syndyoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
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Synthetoceras
Synthetoceras tricornatus is a large, extinct protoceratid, endemic to North America (Nebraska) during the Late Miocene, 10.3—5.3 Ma, existing for approximately. Protoceratidae and Synthetoceras are Miocene Artiodactyla.
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Synthetoceratinae
Synthetoceratinae is an extinct subfamily of Protoceratidae, deer-like herbivorous mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla. Protoceratidae and Synthetoceratinae are Miocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Synthetoceratinae
Toromeryx
Toromeryx is a medium-sized extinct genus of Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to southwestern North America from the Eocene epoch (Late Uintan stage) 46.2—42 Ma, existing for approximately. Protoceratidae and Toromeryx are Eocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Toromeryx
Tragulina
Tragulina (also known as Traguliformes) is an infraorder of even-toed ungulates.
See Protoceratidae and Tragulina
Trigenicus
Trigenicus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl in the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. Protoceratidae and Trigenicus are Eocene Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Trigenicus
Tylopoda
Tylopoda (meaning "calloused foot") is a suborder of terrestrial herbivorous even-toed ungulates belonging to the order Artiodactyla.
See Protoceratidae and Tylopoda
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoceratidae
Also known as Protoceratid, Protoceratinae.