Blancocamelus
Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: †Blancocamelus
Dalquest (1975)
Species
  • B. meadei

Blancocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivores the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Pliocene through Pleistocene—4.9 million years ago until 300,000 years ago, existing for about 4.6 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Blancocamelus was named by Dalquest (1975). Its type species is Blancocamelus meadei. It was assigned to the Camelidae by Dalquest (1975) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Blancocamelus, basic info
  2. ^ W. W. Dalquest. 1975. Occasional Papers, Museum, Texas Tech University 30:1-52
  3. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698


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