Oxydactylus lulli is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Oxydactylus. It was named by Loomis in 1911, and the Paleobiology Database records it as an extinct species of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. The database dates the species from the Rupelian to the Burdigalian stage of the early Oligocene, between about 29.5 and 18.5 million years ago, from one fossil occurrence, found in the United States (Wyoming). Its ecospace record gives a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing or grazing diet, values taken from the wider family, since fossils of the species itself do not show how it fed. The GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Oxydactylus lulli 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 Oxydactylus lulli (Paleobiology Database)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Oxydactylus lulliOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Wyoming"
Sources
1. Oxydactylus lulli (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from Camelidae
"diet": "browser, browser"
Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Taxon record, classification family
"family": "Camelidae"
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Taxon record, classification order
"order": "Artiodactyla"
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Oxydactylus lulli
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Oxydactylus lulli"
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