Kingdom Animalia Family Camelidae Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | Class Mammalia Tribe Camelini Rank Genus | |
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Similar Even‑toed ungulate, Oxydactylus, Megacamelus, Stenomylus, Procamelus | ||
Floridatragulus is an extinct genus of Camelids. It lived in North America during the Miocene, about 20.6—15.9 mya, existing for approximately 4.7 million years.
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Taxonomy
Floridatragulus was named by White (1940). Its type is Floridatragulus dolichanthereus. It was assigned to Camelidae by White (1940) and Carroll (1988).
Morphology
Four specimens were examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. These specimens were estimated to weigh:
References
Floridatragulus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA