Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Parent taxon: Lamini according to S. Lynch et al. 2020
See also Alroy 2002, Ameghino 1902, Carroll 1988, Cisneros 2005, Honey et al. 1998, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Ruez 2005, Simpson 1945, Webb 1965 and Webb and Meachen 2004
Sister taxa: Aepycamelus, Blancocamelus, Eulamaops, Hemiauchenia, Lama, Pleiolama, Pliauchenia, Procamelus, Procamelus edensis raki, Tanupolama parvus, Vicugna
Subtaxa: Palaeolama (Astylolama) Palaeolama (Palaeolama) Palaeolama (Protauchenia) Palaeolama brevirostris Palaeolama castelnaudi Palaeolama crassa Palaeolama crequii Palaeolama leptognata Palaeolama mirifica Palaeolama niedae Palaeolama promesolithica Palaeolama weddeli Palaeolama weddelli
Type: Palaeolama weddeli
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), Bolivia (7), Brazil (17), Chile (1), Ecuador (6), Guatemala (1), Mexico (1), Paraguay (1), Peru (4), United States (35: California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of El Salvador (1), Mexico (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Peru (1), Uruguay (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 85 collections including 88 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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