Prodinoceras | |
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Restoration of Prodinoceras | |
Information | |
Range | Late Paleocene of Mongolia |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | †Dinocerata |
Family | †Uintatheriidae |
Genus | †Prodinoceras |
Species | N/A |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
The Prodinoceras ("Before Terrible Horns") was the earliest known uintathere genus, which lived in the late Paleocene of Mongolia. It was a relatively small uintathere, reaching 2.9 m (9.5 ft) in length. It is also regarded as the basal uintathere, as, although it had the characteristic fang-like tusks, it had yet to evolve the characteristic knob-like horns. It is very similar to its North American counterpart, Probathyopsis. All experts regard it as Prodinoceras' sister genus.