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''Peraceras'' is an extinct
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of
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endemic to
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. It lived during the
Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
, living from 16.0 to 10.3
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, existing for approximately .''Peraceras'' at fossilworks
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Species

* ''Peraceras hessei'' Prothero & Manning 1987 * ''Peraceras profectum'' Matthew 1899 * ''Peraceras superciliosus'' Cope 1880


References

Miocene rhinoceroses Tortonian extinctions Miocene mammals of North America Aquitanian genus first appearances Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Fossil taxa described in 1880 {{paleo-oddtoedungulate-stub