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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
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.