Hemiauchenia macrocephala Cope 1893

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combinations: Camelops macrocephalus, Holomeniscus macrocephalus, Tanupolama macrocephala

Synonyms: Camelus americanus Wortman 1898, Hemiauchenia seymourensis Hibbard and Dalquest 1962, Lama hollomani Hay and Cook 1930, Lama stevensi Merriam and Stock 1925, Prochenia americana Wortman 1898, Tanupolama americana Wortman 1898, Tanupolama hollomani Hay and Cook 1930, Tanupolama seymourensis Hibbard and Dalquest 1962, Tanupolama stevensi Merriam and Stock 1925

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1893. A preliminary report on the vertebrate paleontology of the Llano Estacado. Fourth Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas 1892:11-136

Belongs to Hemiauchenia according to J. A. Meachen 2005

See also Breyer 1977, Cisneros 2005, Cope 1893, Dalquest 1992, Hay 1902, Hay 1913, Hibbard and Dalquest 1962, Honey et al. 1998, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Merriam and Stock 1925, Slaughter 1966, Stock 1928, Webb 1965, Webb 1974, Webb and Stehli 1995 and Wortman 1898

Sister taxa: Hemiauchenia blancoensis, Hemiauchenia edensis, Hemiauchenia gracilis, Hemiauchenia guanajuatensis, Hemiauchenia minima, Hemiauchenia paradoxa, Auchenia vitakeriana, Tanupolama longurio

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (45: California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah)

• Blancan of El Salvador (1), Mexico (1), United States (17: California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington)

Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences

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