Family Camelidae Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | Rank Genus | |
Similar Gigantocamelus, Titanotylopus, Megatylopus, Procamelus, Even‑toed ungulate | ||
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 5.4 million years.
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This was the largest species of camelid to roam the Earth.
Taxonomy
Megacamelus was named by Frick (1929). It was assigned to Camelidae by Frick (1929) and Honey et al. (1998).
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been found from Nebraska to Idaho to Southern California.
References
Megacamelus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA