Paratylopus Matthew 1904 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1904. Notice of two new Oligocene camels. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20(18):211-215

Parent taxon: Camelidae according to D. R. Prothero 1996

Sister taxa: Aepycamelinae, Altomeryx, Auchenia, Aucheniina, Australocamelus, Camelina, Camelinae, Floridatragulinae, Gomphotherium, Gomphotherium serus, Matthewlabis, Merycotheriina, Miolabinae, Nothokemadinae, Nothokematinae, Oxydactylus, Palauchenia, Poebrodon, Poebrotheriinae, Poebrotherium, Priscocamelus, Protolabinae, Protomeryx, Stenomylinae, Stilauchenia, Teleopternus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Oregon)

• Arikareean of United States (3: Oregon)

• Oligocene of United States (15: Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Eocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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