Aepycamelus giraffinus Matthew 1909 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combination: Alticamelus giraffinus

Belongs to Aepycamelus according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998

See also Macdonald 1956, Matthew 1909 and Webb 1965

Sister taxa: Aepycamelus alexandrae, Aepycamelus bradyi, Aepycamelus elrodi, Aepycamelus major, Aepycamelus priscus, Aepycamelus procerus, Aepycamelus robustus, Aepycamelus stocki, Alticamelus altus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution: found only at Vim-Peetz (Miocene to Miocene of Colorado)

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