Camelinae
- Camelini
- Camelus dromedarius (dromedary, one-hump camel)
- Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian camel, two-hump camel)
- Procamelus
- Megatylopus
- Titanotylopus
- Megacamelus
- Gigantocamelus
- Lamini
- Lama guanicoe (guanaco)
- Lama glama (llama)
- Lama pacos (alpaca)
- Vicugna vicugna (vicugna)
- Hemiauchenia
- Pliauchenia
- Alforjas
- Blancocamelus
- Camelops
- Palaeolama
- Eulamaops
- Aepycamelus
- Dyseotylopus
- Delahomeryx
- Hesperocamelus
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 | Pliauchenia merriami |
|---|---|
| Location | Eden beds, California, USA |
| Reference | Frick, C. 1921. Extinct vertebrate faunas of the badlands of Bautista Creek and San Timoteo Canon, Southern California. University of California Publications in Geology 12(5):277-424. |
| Specimen Condition | Fossil |
| Body Part | Anterior portion of upper and lower jaws |
| View | lateral |
| Scientific Name | Aepycamelus alexandrae |
|---|---|
| Location | Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, USA |
| Reference | Davidson, P. 1923. Alticamelus alexandrae, a new camel from the Barstow Upper Miocene of the Mohave Desert. University of California Publications in Geological Science 14(12):397-408. |
| Specimen Condition | Fossil |
| Body Part | skull |
| View | ventral, lateral |
