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Aepycamelus robustus

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Procamelus robustus was named by Leidy (1858).

It was recombined as Alticamelus robustus by McGrew (1938); it was recombined as Aepycamelus robustus by Voorhies (1990), Honey et al. (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Procamelus robustus Leidy
1869Homocamelus caninus Leidy
1873Procamelus robustus Leidy p. 258
1881Protolabis prehensilis Cope p. 175
1893Procamelus robustus Cope p. 37
1899Procamelus madisonius Douglass p. 15 figs. Plate 2
1901Procamelus robustus Matthew p. 426
1902Procamelus madisonius Hay p. 678
1902Procamelus robustus Hay p. 678
1938Alticamelus madisonius McGrew
1938Alticamelus robustus McGrew
1990Aepycamelus robustus Voorhies
1998Aepycamelus robustus Honey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusAepycamelus
speciesrobustus(Leidy 1858)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Aepycamelus robustus Leidy 1858
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Invalid names: Homocamelus caninus Leidy 1869 [synonym], Procamelus madisonius Douglass 1899 [synonym], Protolabis prehensilis Cope 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Aepycamelus robustus (18164 18192 18209 18261 18284 18353 18442) Aepycamelus sp. (18090) Homocamelus caninus (18216)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Aepycamelus robustus (170200)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Procamelus robustus (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Procamelus robustus (18176)