†Nothokemas floridanus Simpson 1932 (camel)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae

Alternative combination: Oxydactylus floridanus

Synonyms: Nothokemas grandis White 1940, Paratylopus grandis White 1940

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1932. Miocene land mammals from Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Geological Survey 10:7-41

Belongs to Nothokemas according to K. Marriott et al. 2022

See also Albright 1999, Honey et al. 1998, Maglio 1966, Patton 1967, Patton 1969, Simpson 1932, White 1940 and White 1947

Sister taxa: Nothokemas hidalgensis, Nothokemas waldropi

Type specimens:

  • Nothokemas floridanus: FSGS V5247, a maxilla (part of right maxilla with P2-M3). Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
  • Paratylopus grandis: MCZ 3636, a mandible (incomplete right mandible with p3-m3.).

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Florida, Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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