Toromeryx
Extinct genus of mammals
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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 4.2 million years.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Protoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Toromeryx Wilson (1974) |
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Toromeryx resembled deer. However they were more closely related to camelids. In addition to having horns in the more usual place, protoceratids had additional, rostral horns above the orbital cavity. Toromeryx was smaller than Miocene members of Tylopoda: Paratoceras, Protoceras, and Pseudoprotoceras.
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
- Candelaria TMM 31281 Colmena Tuff Formation, Presidio County, Texas
- Casa Blanca Site, Laredo Formation, Webb County, Texas
