Poebrodon
| Poebrodon Temporal range: | |
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| Poebrodon kayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Camelini |
| Genus: | †Poebrodon Gazin (1955) |
| Species | |
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Poebrodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Uintan / Lutetian (early Middle) Eocene 46.2—42.0 mya, existing for approximately 4.68 million years, Poebrodon is one of the oldest known camelids.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Poebrodon was named by Gazin (1955). Its type is Poebrodon kayi. It was assigned to Camelidae by Gazin (1955) and Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
[edit]Fossil distribution ranged from Utah, Wyoming, and Southern California.
References
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