Miolabis (Paratylopus) primaevus Matthew 1904 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combination: Miolabis primaevus

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1904. Notice of two new Oligocene camels. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20(18):211-215

Belongs to Miolabis (Paratylopus) according to Stevens 1977

See also Honey et al. 1998, Matthew 1904, Matthew 1909 and Scott 1940

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 9806, a partial skeleton (a finely preserved skull and jaws, with the neck, part of the back, and a large part of both fore and hind feet.)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Miolabis (Paratylopus) primaevus in the database

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