Floridatragulus nanus is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Floridatragulus. It was named by Patton in 1969, and the Paleobiology Database records it as an extinct species of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. The database dates the species to the Burdigalian stage of the early Miocene, between about 18.5 and 16.3 million years ago, from 2 fossil occurrences. 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 Floridatragulus nanus 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 Floridatragulus nanus (Paleobiology Database)
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1. Floridatragulus nanus (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 Floridatragulus nanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Floridatragulus nanus"
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