Pseudolabis

Pseudolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene 30.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 11 million years .[1] Fossils have been found on two sites in Wyoming and Nebraska.

Pseudolabis
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: Pseudolabis
Matthew 1904
Species
  • P. dakotensis

References

  • Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo; Guerrero-Arenas, Rosalía (2018). "The Oldest Camel Footprints from Mexico" (PDF). Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 70 (2): 351 ‒ 359. doi:10.18268/BSGM2018v70n2a5.


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