Proticia

Proticia
Temporal range: Eocene
~52–50 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pyrotheria
Family: Colombitheriidae
Genus: Proticia
Patterson 1977
Type species
Proticia venezuelensis
Patterson, 1977
Species
  • P. venezuelensis Patterson 1977

Proticia is an extinct genus of mammals belonging to the order Pyrotheria. It lived during the Early Eocene, and its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.