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Palaeolama aequatorialis

Mammals

Palaeolama aequatorialis is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Palaeolama. It was named by Hoffstetter in 1952, and the Paleobiology Database, which files it under the subgenus Astylolama, dates it to the Late Pleistocene, between about 129,000 and 11,700 years ago, from two fossil occurrences, one in Ecuador (Santa Elena) and one in Peru. The database lists it as an extinct member of the even-toed ungulates with a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing diet, values it takes from the wider group, and the GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Palaeolama aequatorialis as an accepted species of the family Camelidae, which is the second source for the name.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
No 1
Scientific Name
Palaeolama aequatorialis 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Camelidae, Taxa
Source Palaeolama aequatorialis (Paleobiology Database)
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Found In

Ecuador

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama aequatorialisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "EC"
Peru

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama aequatorialisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "PE"
Sources
1. Palaeolama aequatorialis (Paleobiology Database)
  • Taxon record, extant status
    "is_extant": "extinct"
  • Ecospace record, environment
    "taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
  • Ecospace record, diet, taken from Camelidae
    "diet": "browser"
  • Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Taxon record, classification family
    "family": "Camelidae"
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Taxon record, classification order
    "order": "Artiodactyla"
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Palaeolama aequatorialis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical name
Quote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Palaeolama aequatorialis"
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