Vicugna Lesson 1842 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative spelling: Lama (Vicugna)

Parent taxon: Lamini according to S. Lynch et al. 2020

See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Carroll 1988, Menegaz et al. 1989, Stanley et al. 1994 and Webb and Meachen 2004

Sister taxa: Aepycamelus, Blancocamelus, Eulamaops, Hemiauchenia, Lama, Palaeolama, Pleiolama, Pliauchenia, Procamelus, Procamelus edensis raki, Tanupolama parvus

Subtaxa: Lama (Vicugna) gracilis Vicugna vicugna

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Peru (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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