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Priscocamelus wilsoni

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Priscocamelus wilsoni was named by Stevens et al. (1969) [genotype; in Stevens et al.]. Its type specimen is TMM 40849-1, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Priscocamelus wilsoni Stevens et al. pp. 30-33 figs. 10, 11
1977Priscocamelus wilsoni Stevens p. 42
1998Priscocamelus wilsoni 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
genusPriscocamelus
specieswilsoni

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.

Priscocamelus wilsoni Stevens et al. 1969
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. S. Stevens et al. 1969Differs from ?Oxydactylus wyomingensis (Loomis) by relatively shorter rostrum, hence shorter diastemas between first and second premolars, and slightly shorter metapodials.
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, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

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) Priscocamelus wilsoni (17767 17768 17769 17772 17773 17774 17775 17776 17836)