Megacamelus
Megacamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene through Pliocene 10.3—4.9 mya, existing for approximately 5.4 million years.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Camelini |
| Genus: | †Megacamelus Frick (1929) |
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This was one of the largest genera of camelid to roam the Earth together with Megatylopus, Gigantocamelus, and Paracamelus.[2]
Taxonomy
Megacamelus was named by Frick (1929). It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929) and Honey et al. (1998).[3]
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been found from Nebraska to Idaho to Southern California.
References
- PaleoBiology Database: Megacamelus, basic info
- Zazula, G. D.; Macphee, R. D.; Hall, E.; Hewitson, S. (2016). "Osteological Assessment of Pleistocene Camelops hesternus (Camelidae: Camelinae: Camelini) from Alaska and Yukon" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3866): 1–46. doi:10.1206/3866.1. S2CID 59357054. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- J. G. Honey, J. A. Harrison, D. R. Prothero and M. S. Stevens. 1998. Camelidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:439-462
Data related to Megacamelus at Wikispecies
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