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Aepycamelus

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Alticamelus Matthew
1945Alticamelus Simpson p. 150
1956Aepycamelus Macdonald
1965Aepycamelus Webb p. 44
1988Aepycamelus Carroll
1998Aepycamelus Honey et al. p. 451
2019Aepycamelus May
2020Aepycamelus Lynch et al.
2026Aepycamelus Eshelman et al. p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusAepycamelus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Aepycamelus Macdonald 1956
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†Aepycamelus alexandrae Davidson 1923
†Aepycamelus bradyi Macdonald 1956
†Aepycamelus elrodi Douglass 1909
†Aepycamelus giraffinus Matthew 1909
†Aepycamelus major Leidy 1886
†Aepycamelus priscus Matthew and Cook 1909
†Aepycamelus procerus Matthew and Cook 1909
†Aepycamelus robustus Leidy 1858
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Invalid names: Homocamelus caninus Leidy 1869 [synonym], Procamelus madisonius Douglass 1899 [synonym], Protolabis prehensilis Cope 1881 [synonym]
†Aepycamelus stocki Henshaw 1942
Invalid names: Alticamelus Matthew 1901 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemingfordian to the top of the Miocene or 18.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) A. sp. (18183)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) A. sp. (19426 19428 19534 19597) Hesperocamelus alexandrae (19414)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Louisiana) A. sp. (163859)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) A. sp. (18836)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Maryland) A. sp. (18518)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) Homocamelus sp. (19388)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) A. sp. (17957)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Homocamelus also (17908)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) Homocamelus sp. (19434)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) A. sp. (19233 19358 19586)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) A. sp. (19369)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) A. alexandrae (19235)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Procamelus elrodi (189002)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) A. sp. (19510 214888 214889) Hesperocamelus alexandrae (19292 19392)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) A. sp. (18621)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) A. sp. (19099)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) A. sp. (19013)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. robustus (18164 18192 18209 18261 18284 18353 18442) A. sp. (18089 18090 18124 18208 18343) Alticamelus sp. (18062 18123) Homocamelus caninus (18216)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. sp. (19287 19449 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Alticamelus sp. (18628 18637 207493)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) A. sp. (19088) Alticamelus stocki (19097)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) A. alexandrae (93107)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) A. sp. (62877)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. procerus (17904)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) A. sp. (18665)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. sp. (19547)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Colorado) A. giraffinus (18445)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (18077)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Montana) Alticamelus stocki (18805)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) A. robustus (170200)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) A. sp. (19595)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) A. sp. (18268 18428)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Alticamelus sp. (18045)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) A. bradyi (18835) A. sp. (19035) Procamelus robustus (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) A. sp. (18244 18623) Alticamelus sp. (207452) Megatylopus sp. (18645)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. major (18233) A. sp. (18095 18106 18156 18251 18324 188779) Procamelus robustus (18176)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Alticamelus sp. (19185)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) A. major (18554)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Wyoming) A. sp. (18146 18424)
Late/Upper Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Texas) Alticamelus sp. (18307)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) A. major (18601 26549) A. sp. (18564) Auchenia major (18563)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) A. sp. (18034 18088)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) A. sp. (18539)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan9.4 - 1.4USA (Indiana) A. sp. (18320)