Poebrotherium

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Poebrotherium
Fossil range: Late Eocene - Early Oligocene
Fossil of Poebrotherium sp. in CosmoCaixa, Barcelona
Fossil of Poebrotherium sp. in CosmoCaixa, Barcelona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Poebrotherium
Leidy, 1847
Species
  • P. wilsoni (type)
  • P. chadronense
  • P. eximium
  • P. franki

Poebrotherium is an extinct genus of camel, lived during late Eocene to early Oligocene some 35 million years ago in North America.

The 1 m (3 ft 4 in) long creature looked more like modern camels than its predecessor Protylopus. Its skull resembled a llama's. Poebrotherium`s limbs ended in hooved toes and were more built for speed than Protylopus`s.

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