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Taxonomy
Megacamelus was named by Frick (1929). Its type is Pliauchenia merriami.
It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929); to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); and to Camelini by Honey et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929); to Camelinae by Simpson (1945); and to Camelini by Honey et al. (1998).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Megacamelus Frick |
| 1945 | Megacamelus Simpson p. 150 |
| 1998 | Megacamelus Honey et al. |
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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. †Megacamelus Frick 1929
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†Megacamelus fricki Frick 1929
†Megacamelus merriami Frick 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemphillian | USA (Idaho) | M. sp. (19034) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | M. merriami (18126 18359) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (California) | Pliauchenia merriami (19445) |