Probathyopsis

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Probathyopsis, from Ancient Greek 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 United States in the Paleocene epoch

Males of Probathyopsis reached {{cvt|300|kg}} in body mass.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/large_herbivores.htm|title = Paleocene mammals of the world|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911060514/http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/large_herbivores.htm|archive-date=11 September 2022}}

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Category:Dinoceratans

Category:Paleocene mammals of North America

Category:Prehistoric placental genera

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