Lama mesolithica is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Lama. It was named by Ameghino in 1889, 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 Calabrian stage of the early Pleistocene, between about 2.58 and 0.774 million years ago, from one fossil occurrence, found in Bolivia. 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 Lama mesolithica 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 Lama mesolithica (Paleobiology Database)
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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Lama mesolithicaOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "BO"
Sources
1. Lama mesolithica (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from Lama
"diet": "grazer, 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 Lama mesolithica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Lama mesolithica"
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