''Probathyopsis'', from

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πρό (''pró''), meaning "before", βαθύς (''bathús''), meaning "thick", and ὄψις (''ópsis''), meaning "face", is an extinct genus of dinocerates, which was similar to '' Prodinoceras''. ''Probathyopsis'' lived in the

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in the

Paleocene The Paleocene ( ), or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), ...

epoch Males of ''Probathyopsis'' reached in body mass.

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Dinoceratans Paleocene mammals of North America Prehistoric placental genera {{Paleo-mammal-stub