Aguascalientia wilsoni is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Aguascalientia. It was first described by Dalquest and Mooser in 1974 and has since been placed in the genus Aguascalientia. The database dates the species from the Aquitanian to the Messinian stage, between about 23.04 and 5.333 million years ago, from one fossil occurrence, collected in Mexico. Its ecospace record gives a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing diet, values the database takes from the wider Camelidae clade, since fossils of the species itself do not show how it fed. The GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Aguascalientia wilsoni as an accepted species of the family Camelidae, which is the second source for the name.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Aguascalientia wilsoni (Paleobiology Database)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Aguascalientia wilsoniOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "MX"
Sources
1. Aguascalientia wilsoni (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status (extinct)
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from the clade
"diet": "browser, browser"
Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Classification, family
"family": "Camelidae"
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Classification, order
"order": "Artiodactyla"
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Aguascalientia wilsoni
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Aguascalientia wilsoni"
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