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Hesperocamelus

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It is not extant. Its type is Hesperocamelus stylodon.

It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949), Carroll (1988); and to Camelinae by Honey et al. (1998).

Species
H. stylodon (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Hesperocamelus Macdonald
1988Hesperocamelus Carroll
1998Hesperocamelus Honey et al. p. 451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
genusHesperocamelus

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. †Hesperocamelus Macdonald 1949
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Hesperocamelus stylodon Macdonald 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available