Probathyopsis

Probathyopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Dinocerata
Family: †Uintatheriidae
Genus: †Probathyopsis
Simpson, 1929

Probathyopsis is an extinct genus of Uintatheriidae. It was similar to Prodinoceras. Probathyopsis lived in the United States in the Paleocene epoch. Its name means "before Bathyopsis".

Males of Probathyopsis reached 300 kg (660 lb) in body mass.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Paleocene mammals of the world". Archived from the original on 11 September 2022.


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