Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Alternative combination: Tanupolama blancoensis
Full reference: G. E. Meade. 1945. The Blanco Fauna. University of Texas Publication 4401:509-556
Belongs to Hemiauchenia according to E. Jimenez-Hidalgo and O. Carranza-Castaneda 2010
See also Breyer 1977, Dalquest 1992, Honey et al. 1998, Kelly 1994, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Meade 1945, Schultz 1990, Slaughter 1966, Webb 1965 and Webb 1974
Sister taxa: Hemiauchenia edensis, Hemiauchenia gracilis, Hemiauchenia guanajuatensis, Hemiauchenia macrocephala, Hemiauchenia minima, Hemiauchenia paradoxa, Auchenia vitakeriana, Tanupolama longurio
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (5: Florida, Kansas, Texas)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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