Paracamelus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paracamelus is an extinct genus of camel in the family Camelidae. It originated in North America and crossed the Beringian land bridge into Eurasia during the Late Miocene, approximately 7.5–6.5 million years ago (Ma). It is the presumed ancestor to living camels of the genus Camelus.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Paracamelus Schlosser, 1903[1] |
Type species | |
†Paracamelus gigas Schlosser, 1903 | |
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