Aepycamelus robustus Leidy 1858 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combinations: Alticamelus robustus, Procamelus robustus

Synonyms: Alticamelus madisonius Douglass 1899, Homocamelus caninus Leidy 1869, Procamelus madisonius Douglass 1899, Protolabis prehensilis Cope 1881

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

See also Cope 1874, Cope 1881, Cope 1893, Douglass 1899, Hay 1902, Leidy 1869, Leidy 1873, Matthew 1901, McGrew 1938, Tabrum and Nichols 2001, Voorhies 1990, Webb 1969 and Wortman 1898

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

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (12: Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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