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Protolabis

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Extinct genus of mammals

Protolabis
Temporal range: Arikareean-Hemphillian
~20.4–5.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Protolabis gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: †Protolabis
Cope 1876
Species
  • P. barstowensis Lewis 1968
  • P. coartatus Stirton 1929
  • P. gracilis Leidy 1858
  • P. heterodontus Cope 1874
  • P. inaequidens Cope & Matthew 1915
  • P. saxeus Matthew 1925
  • P. yavapaiensis Honey & Taylor 1978

Protolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Early to Late Miocene 20.4—5.3 mya, existing for approximately 15 million years. Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.

References

  1. Protolabis at fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Protolabis


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