Leptoreodon

Leptoreodon is an extinct genus of small Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—37.2 Ma, existing for approximately 3 million years.[1] Leptoreodon resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.

Leptoreodon
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Protoceratidae
Genus: †Leptoreodon
Wortman 1898
Species

L. marshi Wortman 1898

Fossil distribution

Fossils have been recovered from:

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References
  1. Leptoreodon at fossilworks
  2. J. W. Westgate. 1988. Biostratigraphic implications of the first Eocene land-mammal fauna from the North American coastal plain. Geology 16:995-998


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