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Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Early to Late Miocene 20.4—5.3 mya, existing for approximately 15 million years.[1] Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.
Protolabis | |
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Protolabis gracilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Protolabis Cope 1876 |
Species | |
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