Hesperocamelus

Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene.^[1]

Hesperocamelus Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Hesperocamelus MacDonald, 1949
Species
H. stylodon

Taxonomy

Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949) and Carroll (1988).^[2][3] Its name comes from the Ancient Greek: ἕσπερος (hésperos, "western")^[4] and κάμηλος (kámelos, "camel"),^[5] Latinised.

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.