Cranioceras
Extinct genus of deer
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Cranioceras is an extinct genus of artiodactyl from the Miocene to the Pliocene in the United States.
| Cranioceras | |
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| Life restoration of Cranioceras unicornis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Dromomerycidae |
| Tribe: | †Cranioceratini |
| Genus: | †Cranioceras Matthew, 1918 |
| Species | |
Sources
- After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of the Past) by Donald R. Prothero
- The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, Second Edition by Stephen Jay Gould
External links
- Cranioceras in the Paleobiology Database
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