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Palaeolama

Mammalia - Camelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Palaeolama Gervais
1902Palaeolama Ameghino
1945Palaeolama Simpson p. 150
1965Palaeolama Webb p. 44
1980Palaeolama Kurten and Anderson p. 308
1988Palaeolama Carroll
1998Palaeolama Honey et al. p. 451
2004Palaeolama Webb and Meachen p. 350
2005Palaeolama Cisneros p. 250
2005Palaeolama Ruez, Jr. p. 742
2020Palaeolama Lynch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusPalaeolamaGervais 1869

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. †Palaeolama Gervais 1869
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Subg. †Palaeolama (Astylolama) Churcher 1965
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Subg. †Palaeolama (Palaeolama) Churcher 1965
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Subg. †Palaeolama (Protauchenia) Branco 1883
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†Palaeolama brevirostris Rusconi 1930
†Palaeolama castelnaudi Gervais 1854
†Palaeolama crassa Hoffstetter 1952
†Palaeolama crequii Boule and Thevenin 1920
†Palaeolama leptognata Ameghino 1889
†Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 [stout-legged llama]
†Palaeolama niedae Guérin and Faure 1999
†Palaeolama promesolithica Ameghino 1889
†Palaeolama weddeli Gervais 1855
†Palaeolama weddelli Gervais 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: browser based on stable isotopes (MacFadden and Cerling 1996)g
Created: 2009-01-04 10:39:51
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:39:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 3.60000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay P. weddelli (71310)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8El Salvador P. sp. (70118)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Sonora) P. sp. (20322)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (213138) P. weddelli (213136)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Peru (Arequipa) P. sp. (144953)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) P. weddelli, P. castelnaudi (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (71304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia P. weddeli, P. crequii (142016)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) P. mirifica (65405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) P. major (187597)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) P. reissi (133644) P. sp. (133656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. mirifica (227368)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) P. sp. (231073)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) P. major (212327)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay P. sp. (71292)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Pichincha) P. crassa (133659) P. reissi (133634)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) P. major (92814)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Piauí) P. sp. (211633)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Carolina) P. mirifica (79919)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) P. mirifica (20289 20350 20351 20385 20415 20475 20520 58089) P. sp. (20400 20401 26550)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (California) P. mirifica (20323)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia P. sp. (71322 71323)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (36611)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Piura) P. sp. (145500)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay P. paradoxa (71274)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (La Libertad) P. sp. (145505)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Bahia) P. sp. (71295)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) P. sp. (70704)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Texas) Tanupolama mirifica (225289)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) P. mirifica (20495)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) P. mirifica (20398 20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru P. aequatorialis (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) P. major (71332 71333 71334 71335) P. sp., P. major (71331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Cordoba) P. sp. (191130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. mirifica (154722) P. sp. (74361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Tanupolama mirifica (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) P. sp. (144976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile P. sp. (71265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. mirifica (154921) Tanupolama mirifica (154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) P. mirifica (20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (El Petén) P. sp. (189383)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. mirifica (20571 20573 20580 20629 20647) Tanupolama mirifica (20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) P. sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) P. mirifa (230753) P. sp. (145380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) P. sp. (216686)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) P. sp. (142158 142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Alagoas) P. major (230760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) P. aequatorialis (133630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. mirifica (154804) Tanupolama mirifica (74292 154910)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) P. major (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) P. major (212251 212448 212449 212472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) P. major (147191)