Australocamelus Patton 1969 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Full reference: T. H. Patton. 1969. Miocene and Pliocene Artiodactyls, Texas Gulf Coastal Plain. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 14(2)

Parent taxon: Camelidae according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998

See also Patton 1969, Tedford and Barghoorn 1993 and Tedford et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Aepycamelinae, Altomeryx, Auchenia, Aucheniina, Camelina, Camelinae, Floridatragulinae, Gomphotherium, Gomphotherium serus, Matthewlabis, Merycotheriina, Miolabinae, Nothokemadinae, Nothokematinae, Oxydactylus, Palauchenia, Paratylopus, Poebrodon, Poebrotheriinae, Poebrotherium, Priscocamelus, Protolabinae, Protomeryx, Stenomylinae, Stilauchenia, Teleopternus

Subtaxa: Australocamelus orarius

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Type: Australocamelus orarius

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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