Biology:Pseudolabis

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

For the moth genus for which this name is a synonym, see Parocneria.

Pseudolabis Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Pseudolabis Matthew 1904
Species
P. dakotensis

Pseudolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene 30.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 11 million years. Fossils have been found on two sites in Wyoming and Nebraska.

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 ☰ Q7254892 entry