Miolabis Hay 1899 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1899. On the Names of Certain North American Fossil Vertebrates. Science 9(225):593-594

Parent taxon: Miolabinae according to D. P. Whistler and S. D. Webb 2005

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Honey et al. 1998, Kelly 1992 and Simpson 1945

Sister taxa: Capricamelus, Cuyamacamelus, Nothotylopus, Paramiolabis

Subtaxa: Miolabis (Paratylopus) Miolabis californicus Miolabis fissidens Miolabis fricki Miolabis longiceps Miolabis montanus Miolabis transmontanus

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Type: Protolabis transmontanus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (32: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Wyoming)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: California)

• Arikareean of United States (1: California)

Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence

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