Palaeolama
| Palaeolama Temporal range: Pleistocene, 1.8–0.011Ma | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Lamini |
| Genus: | †Palaeolama Gervais, 1869 |
| Species | |
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P. mirifica (Simpson, 1931) | |
Palaeolama (Early Llama)[1] is an extinct North and South American genus of lamine camelid.
Palaeolama mirifica, the "stout-legged llama", is known from southern California and the southeastern U. S. with the highest concentration of fossil specimens found in Florida, specifically the counties of Alachua, Citrus, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk, Brevard, Orange, Sumter, Levy.[2]
Body mass
Four specimens of Palaeolama were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass.[3]
- Specimen 1: 198 kg (440 lb)
- Specimen 2: 284.8 kg (630 lb)
- Specimen 3: 205.5 kg (450 lb)
- Specimen 4: 203 kg (450 lb)
References
- ↑ Paleobiology Database - Palaeolama basic info
- ↑ Paleobiology database collections, Palaeolama mirifica 20289, 20350, 20351, 20415, 20475, 20520, 58089, 20398, 20491, 20571, 20573, 20580, 20629, 20647, 20636
- ↑ S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 1(1):85-98