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Cuyamacamelus

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Extinct genus of mammals

Cuyamacamelus
Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: Cuyamacamelus
Kelly (1992)
Species
  • C. jamesi

Cuyamacamelus is an extinct monospecific genus in the camel family, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene 16.0—13.6 mya existing for approximately 3 million years.

References

  1. Cuyamacamelus at fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Cuyamacamelus


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