Pleiolama

Pleiolama is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Pliocene.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Pleiolama Temporal range: Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Subfamily:	Camelinae
Tribe:	Lamini
Genus:	†Pleiolama Webb and Meachen 2004
Species
P. magnifontis P. mckennai P. raki P. vera
Synonyms
Pliauchenia

Taxonomy

The genus Pleiolama was originally named Pliauchenia by Edward Drinker Cope in 1875.^[6]

Fossil distribution

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