Stenomylus hitchcocki Loomis 1910 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combination: Stenomylus (Stenomylus) hitchcocki

Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1910. Osteology and affinities of the genus Stenomylus. American Journal of Science 179:297-323

Belongs to Stenomylus according to M. Cassiliano 2010

See also Cassiliano 2008, Honey et al. 1998, Loomis 1910 and Loomis 1911

Sister taxa: Stenomylus (Pegomylus), Stenomylus (Stenomylus), Stenomylus crassipes, Stenomylus gracilis, Stenomylus keelinensis, Stenomylus taylori, Stenomylus tubutamensis

Type specimen: Amherst College 2059, a skeleton. Its type locality is Stenomylus Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of Nebraska.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Harrisonian of United States (3: California, Montana, Nebraska collections)

• Arikareean of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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