| Phenacocoelus Temporal range: Early
Miocene
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| Phenacocoelus parvus teeth | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | † Merycoidodontidae |
| Genus: | †
Phenacocoelus Peterson 1907 |
| Species | |
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Phenacocoelus typus Peterson 1907 | |
Phenacocoelus is an extinct genus of Artiodactyl of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 4 million years. [1] [2] [3] Fossils have been uncovered in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Phenacocoelus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Phenacocoelus Peterson, 1906". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
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