Cranioceras
Encyclopedia
Cranioceras is an extinct genus
of artiodactyl from the Miocene
to the Pliocene
in the United States
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of artiodactyl from the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
to the Pliocene
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Sources
- After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of the Past) by Donald R. Prothero
- Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
- The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, Second Edition by Stephen Jay Gould
- The Big Book Of Dinosaurs by David Norman
External links
- Cranioceras in the Paleobiology DatabasePaleobiology Database' is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms.-History:The Paleobiology Database was founded in 2000. It has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Australian Research Council...