Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Alternative combinations: Gomphotherium sternbergi, Miolabis (Paratylopus) sternbergi, Miolabis sternbergi, Paratylopus sternbergi, Poebrotherium sternbergii, Protomeryx sternbergi, Protomeryx sternbergii
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. Observations on the faunae of the Miocene Tertiaries of Oregon. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 5(2):55-69
Belongs to Gentilicamelus according to K. Marriott et al. 2022
See also Cope 1879, Cope 1886, Cope and Matthew 1915, Hay 1902, Honey et al. 1998, Loomis 1936, Lull 1921, Matthew 1904, Matthew 1909, McKenna 1966, Prothero 1996 and Wortman 1898
Sister taxon: Gentilicamelus cameloides
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon collections)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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