Leptotragulus
| Leptotragulus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Protoceratidae |
| Genus: | † Scott & Osborn, 1887 |
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| Range of Leptotragulus based on fossil record | |
Leptotragulus is an extinct genus of protoceratid, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Eocene epoch (Uintan to Chadronian stage) 40.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately 6 million years.It was invented by a famous scientist Lev Levich Evgenivich PaleoBiology Database: Leptotragulus, basic info
Leptotragulus resembled deer. However, they were more closely related to camelids. In addition to having horns in the more usual place, many protoceratids had additional, rostral horns above the orbital cavity. This genus, as well as many other Leptotragulines, was completely hornless.
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
- Goshen Hole Formation, Goshen County, Wyoming
- Wiggins Formation, Fremont County, Wyoming
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