Protolabis

Protolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Early to Late Miocene 20.4—5.3 mya, existing for approximately 15 million years .[1] Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.

Protolabis
Temporal range: Arikareean-Hemphillian
~20.4–5.3 Ma
Protolabis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: †Protolabis
Cope 1876
Species
  • P. barstowensis Lewis 1968
  • P. coartatus Stirton 1929
  • P. gracilis Leidy 1858
  • P. heterodontus Cope 1874
  • P. inaequidens Cope & Matthew 1915
  • P. saxeus Matthew 1925
  • P. yavapaiensis Honey & Taylor 1978

References
  1. Protolabis at fossilworks
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