Camelinae
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| Camelinae Temporal range: Miocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Subfamily: | Camelinae |
| Tribes | |
Camelinae is a subfamily of terrestrial herbivore of the family Camelidae, endemic to Asia, Eurasia, South America, North America, and Africa appearing during the Miocene 13.6 mya, existing for approximately 13.6 million years.[1]
Camelinae include the tribes Camelini and Lamini.
Taxonomy
Camelinae was named by Gray (1821). Its type is Camelus. It was assigned to Camelidae by Stanley et al. (1994) and Ruez (2005).[2]
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Camelinae, basic info
- ↑ D. R. Ruez. 2005. Earliest record of Palaeolama (Mammalia, Camelidae) with comments on "Palaeolama" guanajuatensis. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):741-744
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