Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Camelini |
| Genus: | †Hesperocamelus MacDonald, 1949 |
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Taxonomy
editHesperocamelus 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
editFossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.
References
edit- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Hesperocamelus, basic info
- ^ J. R. Macdonald. 1949. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 28(7)
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ^ ἕσπερος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ κάμηλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
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