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Australocamelus

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Australocamelus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: Australocamelus
Patton (1969)
Species
  • A. orarius

Australocamelus is an extinct monospecific genus of camelid belonging to the Lamini tribe, endemic to North America. It lived during the Middle Miocene 16.3—13.6 mya, existing for approximately 2.7 million years.[1]

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