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Camelops hesternus

Mammals

Camelops hesternus is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae now placed in the genus Camelops. It was first described under another genus name by Leidy in 1873, 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 Zanclean to the Holocene stage of the early Pliocene, between about 4.7 and 0 million years ago, from 57 fossil occurrences, found in Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan) and Mexico 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 GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Camelops hesternus 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
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
No 1
Scientific Name
Camelops hesternus 3
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Body Size Band
Large 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Camelidae, Taxa
Source Camelops hesternus (Paleobiology Database)
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Alberta

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Alberta"
Arizona

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Arizona"
California

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "California"
Canada

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"cc": "CA"
Colorado

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Colorado"
Idaho

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Idaho"
Jalisco

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Jalisco"
Kansas

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Kansas"
Mexico

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"cc": "MX"
Montana

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Montana"
Nebraska

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Nebraska"
New Mexico

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "New Mexico"
Oregon

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Oregon"
Sonora

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Sonora"
State of Mexico

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "México"
Texas

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Texas"
Utah

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Utah"
Wyoming

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
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"state": "Wyoming"
Sources
1. Camelops hesternus (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"
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2. Camelops (Wikipedia)
  • Description, body size
    Camelops hesternus was a large camel with a bodyform similar to a living dromedary
  • Relationship with humans, Wally's Beach
    At Wally's Beach in Alberta, Canada, butchered remains of Camelops hesternus displaying cut and fracture marks
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3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Camelops hesternus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical name
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"canonicalName": "Camelops hesternus"
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