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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
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:37:24
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:37:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oklahoma) Procamelus grandis (70133)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Procamelus grandis (18064 18370)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Procamelus grandis (18103)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Procamelus grandis (18443)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Procamelus grandis (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Procamelus grandis (18060 18078 18082 18092 18106 18108 18157 18159 18176 18221 18233 18234 18243 18294 18324 18456 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Procamelus grandis (19185)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Procamelus grandis (19035)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Procamelus dakotensis (18476 18477) Procamelus grandis (18063 18268 18344 18480)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Procamelus grandis (18816 18830)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Alticamelus sp. (18611) Procamelus grandis (18104 18623)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Procamelus grandis (18066)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Procamelus grandis (18554)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Wyoming) Procamelus grandis (18146)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333El Salvador Procamelus grandis (18720)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Honduras Procamelus sp. (18739 18750)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Procamelus grandis (18601)