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Miotylopus

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Extinct genus of mammals

Miotylopus
Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Miotylopus
Schlaikjer 1935
Species
  • M. gibbi Loomis 1911
  • M. leonardi Loomis 1911
  • M. taylori Prothero 1996

Miotylopus is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 5 million years. Fossils have been found in Wyoming and from Nebraska to Southern California.

References

  1. Miotylopus at fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Miotylopus


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