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Priscocamelus

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Priscocamelus was named by Stevens et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Aepycamelinae by Stevens (1977); and to Camelidae by Stevens (1969), Carroll (1988) and Honey et al. (1998).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Priscocamelus Stevens
1969Priscocamelus Stevens et al. p. 30
1977Priscocamelus Stevens p. 42
1988Priscocamelus Carroll
1998Priscocamelus Honey et al. p. 451

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
genusPriscocamelus

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. †Priscocamelus Stevens et al. 1969
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Priscocamelus wilsoni Stevens et al. 1969
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 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Harrisonian or 24.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Texas) P. wilsoni (17767 17768 17769 17772 17773 17774 17775 17776 17836)