Poebrodon
Poebrodon Temporal range:
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Poebrodon kayi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Poebrodon Gazin (1955) |
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Poebrodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Lutetian (early Middle) Eocene 46.2—42.0 mya, existing for approximately 4.68 million years.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Poebrodon was named by Gazin (1955). Its type is Poebrodon kayi. It was assigned to Camelidae by Gazin (1955) and Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution[]
Fossil distribution ranged from Utah, Wyoming, and Southern California.
References[]
Categories:
- Prehistoric camelids
- Eocene even-toed ungulates
- Cenozoic mammals of North America
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs