Miotylopus
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| Miotylopus Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene | |
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| Fossil | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Miotylopus Schlaikjer, 1935 |
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Miotylopus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Late Oligocene through Early Miocene 24.8—20.6 mya, existing for approximately 4.2 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Miotylopus was named by Schlaikjer (1935). It is not extant. Its type is Miotylopus bathygnathus. It was assigned to Camelidae by Schlaikjer (1935) and Carroll (1988).[2]
Morphology
Four specimens were examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. These specimens were estimated to weigh:
- 77.0 kg (170 lb)
- 75.6 kg (170 lb)
- 59.7 kg (130 lb)
- 53.8 kg (120 lb) [3]
Fossil distribution
Fossil distribution is restricted to Wyoming and Nebraska to Southern California.
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Gigantocamelus, basic info
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ↑ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology 270(1):90-101
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