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Taxonomy
Oxydactylus was named by Peterson (1904).
It was assigned to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); to Aepycamelinae by Webb (1965); and to Camelidae by Peterson (1904), Carroll (1988) and Honey et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); to Aepycamelinae by Webb (1965); and to Camelidae by Peterson (1904), Carroll (1988) and Honey et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Oxydactylus Peterson |
| 1945 | Oxydactylus Simpson p. 150 |
| 1965 | Oxydactylus Webb p. 37 |
| 1988 | Oxydactylus Carroll |
| 1998 | Oxydactylus Honey et al. p. 451 |
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G. †Oxydactylus Peterson 1904
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†Oxydactylus benedentatus Hay 1924
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Invalid names: Procamelus concerptus Hay 1924 [synonym], Protolabis francisi Hay 1924 [synonym]
†Oxydactylus campestris Cook 1909
†Oxydactylus lacota Matthew and Macdonald 1960
†Oxydactylus longipes Peterson 1904
†Oxydactylus lulli Loomis 1911
†Oxydactylus wyomingensis Loomis 1936
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. A. Peterson 1904 | Teetlz brachyodont, superior incisors little reduced. No reduction in the
premolars. The first upper molar narrower than the second, which is the broadest in the molar-premolar senes. Third cen,ica/ vertebra the longest in the neck: the sixth with undivided inferior /ame/ltZ. Limbs greatly elongated and slender. Trapezium present. Metacarpals m- h"rely separated. Metatarsals separated with the exception ofthe palmar processes which are coossified. Pha/angt:s without the plantar rugosiltes for pads which are present in the recent camels and llamas. Ungua/s high, narrow andpointed. |