Mammal
Protoceras
Protoceras was a small ruminant-like mammal whose skull ornaments give it a distinctive appearance.
Protoceras was a small ruminant-like mammal whose skull ornaments give it a distinctive appearance. The projections are part of a specialized extinct artiodactyl body plan.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Protoceras at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Its feeding anatomy is interpreted as adapted to plant food.
- When it lived
- Oligocene
- Group
- Protoceratidae
- Protoceratidae
Beyond the game
The real Protoceras
Protoceras was a small ruminant-like mammal whose skull ornaments give it a distinctive appearance. The projections are part of a specialized extinct artiodactyl body plan.
The selected species is Protoceras celer. The positions and form of its cranial projections distinguish the skull from an ordinary deer or antelope.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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