Protanancus
| Protanancus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossil tusk (IVPP V2407) of P. tobieni, Paleozoological Museum of China | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | †Amebelodontidae |
| Genus: | †Protanancus Arambourg, 1945 |
| Type species | |
| Protanancus macinnesi Arambourg, 1945 | |
Protanancus is an extinct genus of amebelodontid proboscidean from Kenya, Pakistan and Thailand. The genus consists solely of type species P. macinnesi. The generic name is derived from the unrelated Anancus, and the Greek prōtos "first".