†Megacamelus Frick 1929 (camel)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Full reference: C. Frick. 1929. Childs Frick Tertiary-Quaternary Explorations, 1928. Natural History 29(1):106-108
Parent taxon: Camelini according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998
See also Alroy 2002 and Simpson 1945
Sister taxa: Camelops, Camelus, Gigantocamelus, Megatylopus, Paracamelus, Titanotylopus
Subtaxa: Megacamelus fricki Megacamelus merriami
Type: Pliauchenia merriami
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (4: California, Idaho, Nebraska collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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