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Capricamelus

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. gettyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Capricamelus Whistler and Webb p. 5

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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
subfamilyMiolabinae
genusCapricamelus

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. †Capricamelus Whistler and Webb 2005
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Capricamelus gettyi Whistler and Webb 2005
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 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 4.90000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Nevada) C. sp. (70127)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) C. gettyi (20540)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Utah) C. gettyi (70126)