Biology:Paratylopus

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Paratylopus Temporal range: Oligocene–Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossils
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Paratylopus Matthew (1909)
Species
P. labiatus P. primaevus P. wortmani

Paratylopus is an extinct genus of camelid, endemic to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Middle Miocene 33.9—16.0 Mya, existing for approximately 18 million years. Fossils have been found in western Wyoming, and from eastern Nebraska to northeastern Colorado and southwestern South Dakota.

Restoration of Paratylopus

References

• Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Guerrero-Arenas, Rosalía (2018). "The Oldest Camel Footprints from Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 70 (2): 351 ‒ 359. doi:10.18268/BSGM2018v70n2a5. http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/vols/epoca04/7002/%285%29Jimenez.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7136232 entry