Aguascalientia

Aguascalientia
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: †Aguascalientia
Stevens 1977
Type species
A. wilsoni
Species
  • A. wilsoni Stevens 1977
  • A. panamaensis Rincon et al, 2012[1]
  • A. minuta Rincon et al, 2012[1]

Aguascalientia is an extinct genus of miniature camels, endemic to North America (as far south as the Panama Canal) during the Early Miocene 23.030—20.6 mya existing for approximately 2.43 million years.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Aguascalientia was named by Stevens (1977). It was assigned to Camelidae by Stevens (1977) and Carroll (1988).[3]

Morphology

Fossil A. wilsoni specimens' body masses were examined by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. The specimen was estimated to weigh 34.1 kg (75 lb). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 5.52 kg (12 lb).[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rincon, A.F., Bloch, J.I., Suarez, C., MacFadden, B.J., & Jaramillo, C.A. (2012). "New floridatragulines (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the early Miocene Las Cascadas Formation, Panama". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (2): 456–475. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.635736.
  2. ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Aguascalientia, basic info
  3. ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  4. ↑ 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