| Protolabis Temporal range: Pliocene–Early Pleistocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Protolabis Cope (1876) |
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Protolabis is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Oligocene through Miocene 30.8—10.3 mya, existing for approximately 20.5 million years.[1]
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Protolabis was named by Cope (1876). It was assigned to Camelidae by Cope (1876) and Carroll (1988).[2]
Four specimens were examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. These specimens were estimated to weigh:
Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.