Giant camels from the Cenozoic of North America

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Series: Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, no. 57

By

Harrison, Jessica A.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985

Notes

Seven genera of giant camels occurred in North America during the interval from the late Clarendonian to the early Holocene. Aepycamelus was the first camel to achieve giant size and is the only one not in the subfamily Camelinae. Blancocamelus and Camelops are in the tribe Lamini, and the remaining giant camels Megatylopus, Titanotylopus, Megacamelus, Gigantocamelus, and Camelus are in the tribe Camelini. Megacamelus is a late Hemphillian giant camel most closely related to Gigantocamelus. Titanotylopus is reserved for the brachyodont form from the Irvingtonian of Nebraska, and Gigantocamelus is reinstated for the broad-chinned, Blancan form.

Subjects

Camels , Cenozoic , North America , Paleontology

BHL Collections

Unearthed! Smithsonian Libraries' Paleo Collection

Call Number

QE701 .S56 no. 57

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.57.1
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/84600303
OCLC: 11289386