| Hesperocamelus Temporal range: Miocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Hesperocamelus Barbour and Schultz (1939) |
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Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Pliocene through Pleistocene 23.03—5.33 mya existing for approximately 17.7 million years.[1]
Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]
Fossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.