†Protoceras Marsh 1891 (protoceratid)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Synonym: Calops Marsh 1894
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1891. A horned artiodactyle (Protoceras celer) from the Miocene. The American Journal of Science and Arts, series 3 41(241):81-82
Parent taxon: Protoceratinae according to D. R. Prothero and J. A. Ludtke 2007
Sister taxon: Paratoceras
Subtaxa: Protoceras celer, Protoceras neatodelpha, Protoceras skinneri
Ecology: ground dwelling browser