Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene.[1]

Taxonomy

Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949) and Carroll (1988).[2][3] Its name comes from the Ancient Greek: ἕσπερος (hésperos, "western")[4] and κάμηλος (kámelos, "camel"),[5] Latinised.

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.

References

  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Hesperocamelus, basic info
  2. ^ J. R. Macdonald. 1949. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 28(7)
  3. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  4. ^ ἕσπερος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  5. ^ κάμηλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperocamelus
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