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Palaeolama mirifica

Mammals

Palaeolama mirifica is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae now placed in the genus Palaeolama. It was first described under another genus name by Simpson in 1929, 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 Gelasian to the Late Pleistocene stage of the early Pleistocene, between about 2.58 and 0.0117 million years ago, from 30 fossil occurrences, found in Mexico (Sonora) and the United States. 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 Wikipedia article on the genus Palaeolama names the species, 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 mirifica 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Body Size Band
Large 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Camelidae, Taxa
Source Palaeolama mirifica (Paleobiology Database)
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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "California"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Florida"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Georgia"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Sonora"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "South Carolina"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama mirificaOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Texas"
Sources
1. Palaeolama mirifica (Paleobiology Database)
  • Taxon record, extant status
    "is_extant": "extinct"
  • Ecospace record, environment
    "taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
  • Ecospace record, diet, taken from Palaeolama
    "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. Palaeolama (Wikipedia)
  • Text, species named
    P. mirifica shows evidence of being a leaf browser, while fossils of the same species from
  • Description, weight
    They likely weighed around 200 kilograms (440 lb) or up to 300 kilograms (660 lb), surpassing the weight of modern llamas.
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