Priscocamelus

Priscocamelus
Temporal range: Oligocene–Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: Priscocamelus
Gazin (1955)
Species
  • P. wilsoni

Priscocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Oligocene through Miocene 24.8—20.6 mya, existing for approximately 4.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Priscocamelus was named by Stevens (1969) [in Stevens et al.]. Its type is Priscocamelus wilsoni. It was assigned to Camelidae by Stevens (1969) and Carroll (1988).[2]

Morphology

Body mass

Four specimens were examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. These specimens were estimated to weigh:

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is restricted to two sites in the Rio Grande valley of Texas.

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Priscocamelus, basic info
  2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  3. M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology 270(1):90-101


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