Title
Giant camels from the Cenozoic of North America
Related Titles
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
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Cenozoic
,
North America
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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
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