''Poabromylus'' is an extinct
genus of small
artiodactyl, of the family
Protoceratidae, endemic to
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
. They lived during the Late
Eocene 40.4—33.9
Ma, existing for approximately .
''Poabromylus'' at fossilworks
/ref> They resembled deer but were more closely related to camelids.
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
*Big Red Horizon, Chambers Tuff Formation, Presidio County, Texas
*Titus Canyon, Titus Canyon Formation, Inyo County, California
*Titanothere Quarry, Duchesne River Formation
The Duchesne River Formation is a geologic formation in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Co ...
, Uintah County, Utah
*Badwater Locality, Wagon Bed Formation
The Wagon Bed Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming
* Paleontology in Wyoming
Paleontology in Wyoming includes r ...
, Natrona County, Wyoming
References
Eocene even-toed ungulates
Priabonian genus extinctions
Eocene mammals of North America
Fossil taxa described in 1931
Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
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