Tanymykter
| Tanymykter Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Genus: | Tanymykter Honey and Taylor (1978) |
| Species | |
| |
Tanymykter is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Miocene 23.030—20.6 mya, existing for approximately 2.43 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Tanymykter was named by Honey and Taylor (1978). It was assigned to Camelidae by Honey and Taylor (1978) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]
Morphology
Body mass
A single specimen was examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. This specimen was estimated to weigh:
- 148.6 kg (330 lb) [4]
Fossil distribution
Fossil distribution is somewhat widespread from Wyoming and Nebraska to Santa Barbara County, California.
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Tanymykter, basic info
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ↑ J. G. Honey and B. E. Taylor. 1978. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 161(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