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Paracamelus gigas

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Paracamelus gigas was named by Schlosser (1903). It is the type species of Paracamelus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Paracamelus gigas Schlosser
2010Paracamelus gigas Harris et al. p. 824

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeCamelini
genusParacamelus
speciesgigas

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Paracamelus gigas Schlosser 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China (Tianjin) Paracamelus gigas (231233)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Paracamelus gigas (39409)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781China (Hebei) Camelus gigas (231023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hebei) Paracamelus gigas (197069)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Tajikistan Paracamelus gigas (34102)