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Megacamelus

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Megacamelus was named by Frick (1929). Its type is Pliauchenia merriami.

It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929); to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); and to Camelini by Honey et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Megacamelus Frick
1945Megacamelus Simpson p. 150
1998Megacamelus Honey et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeCamelini
genusMegacamelus

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.

G. †Megacamelus Frick 1929
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Megacamelus fricki Frick 1929
Megacamelus merriami Frick 1921
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Idaho) M. sp. (19034)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) M. merriami (18126 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Pliauchenia merriami (19445)