Camelus grattardi is an extinct species of camel that inhabited Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Camelus grattardi
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Camelus
Species:
C. grattardi
Binomial name
Camelus grattardi
Geraads, 2014

Distribution

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Fossils of C. grattardi are known from Ethiopia.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Geraads, Denis (19 September 2014). "Camelus grattardi , sp. nov., a new camel from the Shungura Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the relationships of African fossil Camelidae (Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (6): 1481–1485. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.880447. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
  2. ^ Rowan, John; Martini, Pietro; Likius, Andossa; Merceron, Gildas; Boisserie, Jean-Renaud (24 January 2018). "New Pliocene remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the evolution of African camels". Historical Biology: 1–12. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1423485. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 8 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
  3. ^ Geraads, Denis; Barr, W. Andrew; Reed, Denne; Laurin, Michel; Alemseged, Zeresenay (12 December 2019). "New Remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Ethiopia and the Phylogeny of the Genus". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 28 (2): 359–370. doi:10.1007/s10914-019-09489-2. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Springer Link.