Gentilicamelus
| Gentilicamelus Temporal range: Oligocene–Early Miocene | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Gentilicamelus Loomis (1936) |
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Gentilicamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the mid-Oligocene through Early Miocene 30.8—20.6 mya existing for approximately 10.2 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Gentilicamelus was named by Loomis (1936). It was assigned to Camelidae by Loomis (1936) 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:
- 52.9 kg (120 lb)
- 77.4 kg (170 lb)
- 64.7 kg (140 lb)
- 43.4 kg (96 lb) [3]
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Gentilicamelus, 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