Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Synonym: Paralabis Lull 1921 [replaced name]
Full reference: D. R. Prothero. 2011. Matthewlabis, new name for Paralabis Lull, 1921, preoccupied. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5):1168-1168
Parent taxon: Camelidae according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998
See also Prothero 2011
Sister taxa: Aepycamelinae, Altomeryx, Auchenia, Aucheniina, Australocamelus, Camelina, Camelinae, Floridatragulinae, Gomphotherium, Gomphotherium serus, Merycotheriina, Miolabinae, Nothokemadinae, Nothokematinae, Oxydactylus, Palauchenia, Paratylopus, Poebrodon, Poebrotheriinae, Poebrotherium, Priscocamelus, Protolabinae, Protomeryx, Stenomylinae, Stilauchenia, Teleopternus
Subtaxa: Matthewlabis cedrensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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