Nothokemas

Nothokemas
Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Nothokemas
White (1940)
Species
  • N. floridanus
  • N. hidalgensis
  • N. waldropi

Nothokemas is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Oligocene through Miocene 30.8— 20.430 mya, existing for approximately 10.757 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Nothokemas was named by White (1940) [also said to be 1947]. It was assigned to Camelidae by White (1940) and Honey et al.[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:

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is concentrated along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida in 11 different sites.

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Nothokemas, basic info
  2. J. G. Honey, J. A. Harrison, D. R. Prothero and M. S. Stevens. 1998. Camelidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:439-462.
  3. 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