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Taxonomy
Cuyamacamelus was named by Kelly (1992). Its type is Cuyamacamelus jamesi.
It was assigned to Camelidae by Kelly (1992); and to Miolabinae by Honey et al. (1998), Whistler and Webb (2005).
It was assigned to Camelidae by Kelly (1992); and to Miolabinae by Honey et al. (1998), Whistler and Webb (2005).
Species
C. jamesi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Cuyamacamelus Kelly p. 13 |
| 1998 | Cuyamacamelus Honey et al. |
| 2005 | Cuyamacamelus Whistler and Webb p. 28 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| T. S. Kelly 1992 | Cuyamacamelus is distinguished from all other camels by having the following
suite of characters: upper dental formula I1?, I2-3, P1-4, M1-3; skull long and narrow; rostrum elongated and extremely narrow; occiput narrow and crested; facial fossa of moderate depth; I3 large, single-rooted, and caniniform; C moderate in size and blade-like; Premolars uncrowded; P1 small, single-rooted, and caniniform; P2 reduced; P3-4 slightly reduced relative to molars; molars low-crowned and uncrowded. |