Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Alternative combination: Procamelus heterodontus
Synonym: Procamelus foxi Macdonald 1960
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1874. Report on the stratigraphy and Pliocene vertebrate paleontology of northern Colorado. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 1(1):9-22
Belongs to Protolabis according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998
See also Cope 1874, Cope 1876, Frick and Taylor 1971, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Lewis 1968, Macdonald 1960, Matthew 1901, Matthew 1924 and Webb 1969
Sister taxa: Protolabis angustidens, Protolabis barstowensis, Protolabis coartatus, Protolabis gracilis, Protolabis inaequidens, Protolabis saxeus, Protolabis yavapaiensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of Honduras (2 collections)
• Miocene of United States (16: Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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