Titanotylopus nebraskensis is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Titanotylopus. It was named by Barbour and Schultz in 1934, 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 Tortonian to the Calabrian stage of the late Miocene, between about 9.4 and 1.4 million years ago, from 2 fossil occurrences, found in the United States (Arizona, Nebraska). 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 Titanotylopus nebraskensis 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 NameTitanotylopus nebraskensis 2 Conservation Status Body Size Band Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Titanotylopus nebraskensis (Paleobiology Database)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Titanotylopus nebraskensisOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Arizona"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Titanotylopus nebraskensisOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Nebraska"
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1. Titanotylopus nebraskensis (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 Titanotylopus nebraskensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Titanotylopus nebraskensis"
View the Source 3. Titanotylopus (Wikipedia)
Description, weightQuote, Description, weight
and a weight of 2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
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