Blancocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivores the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Pliocene through Pleistocene—4.9 million years ago until 300,000 years ago, existing for about 4.6 million years.[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: | †Blancocamelus Dalquest (1975) |
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Taxonomy
editBlancocamelus was named by Dalquest (1975). Its type species is Blancocamelus meadei. It was assigned to the Camelidae by Dalquest (1975) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]
References
edit- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Blancocamelus, basic info
- ^ W. W. Dalquest. 1975. Occasional Papers, Museum, Texas Tech University 30:1-52
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
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