Hesperocamelus
Hesperocamelus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Hesperocamelus MacDonald, 1949 |
Species | |
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Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene through Pliocene 23.03—5.33 mya existing for approximately 17.7 million years.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949) and Carroll (1988).[2][3] Its name comes from the Ancient Greek: ἕσπερος (hésperos, "western")[4] and κάμηλος (kámelos, "camel"),[5] Latinised.
Fossil distribution[]
Fossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.
References[]
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Hesperocamelus, basic info
- ^ J. R. Macdonald. 1949. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 28(7)
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ^ ἕσπερος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ κάμηλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
Categories:
- Prehistoric camelids
- Miocene even-toed ungulates
- Neogene mammals of North America
- Taxa named by Erwin Hinckley Barbour
- Fossil taxa described in 1939
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs