Miotylopus
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Miotylopus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Genus: | †Miotylopus Schlaikjer 1935 |
Species | |
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Miotylopus is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately 5 million years.[1] Fossils have been found in Wyoming and from Nebraska to Southern California.
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