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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

References

1. PaleoBiology Database: Hesperocamelus, basic info
2. J. R. Macdonald. 1949. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 28(7)
3. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
4. ἕσπερος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
5. κάμηλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project