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Procamelus grandis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Procamelus grandis was named by Gregory (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 32864, a skull (skull and lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Procamelus grandis Gregory p. 367 fig. 1
1956Procamelus dakotensis Green
1998Procamelus grandis Honey et al. p. 451
2019Procamelus grandis May

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusProcamelus
speciesgrandis

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.

Procamelus grandis Gregory 1939
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Invalid names: Procamelus dakotensis Green 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. T. Gregory 1939arge species of Procameluswith rather slender, compressed, blade-like
caniniformteethandthinanteriorpremolars. ConsiderablylargerthanP.occidentalis. Diastemata between caniniform teeth of variable length, but uniformly greater than in Alticamelus, approaching the condition in referred material of P. occidentalis. P+ single rooted. Inner crescent of P3 incomplete, usually greatly reduced. Cheek teeth high crowned. Lower incisors protruding. A well developed sagittal crest and broad occipital crest. Neck vertebrae not elongate. Limb bones stout, not elongate.