Camelinae
References
Harrison, J. A. 1979. Revision of the Camelinae (Artiodactyla, Tylopoda) and Description of the New Genus Aljorjas. The University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Papers 95:1-28.
Honey, J. G., J. A. Harrison, D. R. Prothero, and M. S. Stevens. 1998. Camelidae. Pages 439-462 in: Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs, eds. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Kadwell, M., M. Fernandez, H. F. Stanley, R. Baldi, J. C. Wheeler, R. Rosadio, and M. W. Bruford. 2001. Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 268(1485):2575-2584.
McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York.
Stanley, H.F. , M. Kadwell, and J.C. Wheeler. 1994. Molecular evolution of the family Camelidae: a mitochondrial DNA study. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 256(1345):1-6.
Wheeler, J. C. 1995. Evolution and present situation of the South-American Camelidae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 54(3):271-295.
Information on the Internet
- The A-Z of Camels. ArabNet.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Camelus bactrianus |
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| Location | Altai Mts., Bayan-Olgiy, Mongolia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Our camels and Altai Mts. |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Kit Seeborg |
| Scientific Name | Lama guanicoe |
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| Location | Torres del Paine National Park, Chile |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Guanaco |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Alastair Rae |
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