Palaeolama paradoxa is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Palaeolama. It was named by Cabrera in 1935, and the Paleobiology Database, which files it under the nominate subgenus Palaeolama, dates it from the Chibanian stage of the Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene, between about 400,000 and 11,700 years ago, from a single fossil occurrence in Uruguay. The database lists it as an extinct member of the even-toed ungulates with a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing diet, values it takes from the wider group, and the GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Palaeolama paradoxa 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 Palaeolama paradoxa (Paleobiology Database)
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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Palaeolama paradoxaOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "UY"
Sources
1. Palaeolama paradoxa (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from Camelidae
"diet": "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 Palaeolama paradoxa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Palaeolama paradoxa"
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