Priscocamelus
Appearance
Priscocamelus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Priscocamelus Stevens et al. 1969 |
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Priscocamelus is an extinct monospecific genus of camelid, endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 5 million years.[1] Fossils have been found only at two sites in the Rio Grande valley of Texas.
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