| 词条 | Megacamelus |
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}}Megacamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene through Pliocene 10.3—4.9 mya, existing for approximately {{Mya|10.3-4.9|million years}}.[1] This was the largest species of camelid to roam the Earth. TaxonomyMegacamelus was named by Frick (1929). It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929) and Honey et al. (1998).[2]Fossil distributionFossils have been found from Nebraska to Idaho to Southern California. References1. ^PaleoBiology Database: Megacamelus, basic info 2. ^J. G. Honey, J. A. Harrison, D. R. Prothero and M. S. Stevens. 1998. Camelidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:439-462
7 : Prehistoric camelids|Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera|Miocene even-toed ungulates|Pliocene even-toed ungulates|Pliocene extinctions|Neogene mammals of North America|Fossil taxa described in 1929 |
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