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Pleiolama

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Camelidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Even-toed ungulate

Class
  
Mammalia

Tribe
  
Camelini

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Procamelus, Even‑toed ungulate, Megatylopus, Hemiauchenia, Camelini

Pleiolama is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Pliocene.

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Taxonomy

The genus Pleiolama was originally named Pliauchenia by Edward Drinker Cope in 1875.

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution ranges from southern and north-central United States to Mexico.

References

Pleiolama Wikipedia