Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Full reference: H. Falconer and P. T. Cautley. 1836. Note on the fossil camel of the Sivalik Hills. Asiatic Researches 19(1):115-134
Belongs to Camelus according to R. Lydekker 1876
See also Cautley and Falconer 1840 and Falconer and Cautley 1836
Sister taxa: Camelus antiquus, Camelus arctoamericanus, Camelus bactrianus, Camelus dromedarius, Camelus grattardi, Camelus knoblochi, Camelus thomasi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chandigarh unknown formation, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in India
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (1 collection)
• Pliocene of India (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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