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Palaeolama weddelli

Mammals

Palaeolama weddelli is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Palaeolama. It was first described by Gervais in 1855 and has since been placed in the genus Palaeolama. The database dates the species from the Zanclean to the Chibanian stage, between about 5 and 0.4 million years ago, from 3 fossil occurrences, collected in Bolivia and Uruguay and Argentina. Its ecospace record gives a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing diet, values the database takes from the wider Palaeolama clade, since fossils of the species itself do not show how it fed. The GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Palaeolama weddelli 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 weddelli 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

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

Argentina

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama weddelliOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "AR"
Bolivia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama weddelliOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "BO"
Uruguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama weddelliOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "UY"
Sources
1. Palaeolama weddelli (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"
  • Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Classification, family
    "family": "Camelidae"
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Classification, order
    "order": "Artiodactyla"
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Palaeolama weddelli
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical name
Quote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Palaeolama weddelli"
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