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Camelini

Mammalia - Camelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Camelini Webb
1994Camelini Stanley et al. p. 1
1998Camelini Honey et al. p. 451
2010Camelini Harris et al. p. 823
2020Camelini Lynch et al.
2023Camelini Carbot-Chanona et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeCamelini
tribeCamelini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Camelini Webb 1965
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G. †Camelops Leidy 1854
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Camelops hesternus Leidy 1873
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Invalid names: Camelops aransas Hay 1926 [synonym], Camelops huerfanensis Cragin 1892 [synonym], Camelops sulcatus Cope 1893 [synonym], Camelops traviswhitei Mooser and Dalquest 1975 [synonym]
Camelops kansanus Leidy 1854
Camelops minidokae Hay 1927
Invalid names: Camelops arenarum Hay 1927 [nomen dubium], Camelops maximus Hay 1921 [nomen dubium], Camelops nevadanus Hay 1927 [nomen dubium], Camelops niobrarensis Leidy 1858 [nomen vanum], Camelops nitidus Hay 1920 [nomen dubium], Camelops vacondae Hay 1927 [nomen dubium], Eschatius Cope 1884 [nomen dubium], Eschatius conidens Cope 1884 [nomen dubium], Megalomeryx Leidy 1858 [synonym]
G. Camelus Linnaeus 1758 [camel]
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Camelus antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1836
Camelus bactrianus Linnaeus 1758
Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus 1758
Camelus grattardi Geraads 2014
Camelus knoblochi Nehring 1901
Camelus sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1836
Camelus thomasi Pomel 1893
G. †Gigantocamelus Barbour and Schultz 1939
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Invalid names: Gigantocamelus fricki Barbour and Schultz 1939 [synonym]
G. †Megacamelus Frick 1929
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Megacamelus fricki Frick 1929
Megacamelus merriami Frick 1921
G. †Megatylopus Matthew and Cook 1909
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Megatylopus cochrani Hibbard and Riggs 1949
Megatylopus gigas Matthew and Cook 1909
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Invalid names: Paracamelus brevirostris Macdonald 1959 [synonym]
Megatylopus matthewi Webb 1965
Megatylopus primaevus Patton 1969
G. †Paracamelus Schlosser 1903
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Paracamelus agguirrei Morales 1984
Paracamelus alexejevi Khavesson 1950
Paracamelus alutensis Stefanescu 1895
Paracamelus gigas Schlosser 1903
Paracamelus khersonensis Pavlow 1903
Invalid names: Paracamelus arenicola Reed and Longnecker 1932 [nomen nudum]
G. †Titanotylopus Barbour and Schultz 1934
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Titanotylopus nebraskensis Barbour and Schultz 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the early Early Hemphillian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 10.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 9.4 Ma

Collections (417 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Megatylopus gigas (19067)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Megatylopus sp. (18982) Paracamelus sp. (19129)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Mexico (Chihuahua) Megatylopus sp. (18714)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Paracamelus sp. (182562)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Megatylopus gigas (18822 18830)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus primaevus (18221) Megatylopus sp. (18324 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Megatylopus primaevus (18623) Megatylopus sp. (18610 207452)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus sp. (18066)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus primaevus (18065 18236 18295) Megatylopus sp. (18181 18305 18326)
Late/Upper Clarendonian - late Early Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Megatylopus gigas (18298)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) Megatylopus matthewi (19424)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Chad Paracamelus sp. (24181)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Megatylopus sp. (18970)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Megatylopus matthewi (18718 175257)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Megatylopus matthewi (189788 189790)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Zacatecas) Megatylopus matthewi (212341)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Michoacán) Megatylopus sp. (212337)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Megatylopus matthewi (19288 19533)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Washington) Megatylopus sp. (232055)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Megatylopus matthewi (212307)