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Camelus grattardi

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

Camelus grattardi is an extinct species of camel that inhabited Africa during the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

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

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.