Megatylopus

Megatylopus; Temporal range: Late Miocene-Late Pliocene; (Hemphillian-Blancan); ~10.3–2.58 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Front limb bone of Megatylopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Subfamily:	Camelinae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Megatylopus; Matthew & Cook, 1909
Type species
	†Pliauchenia gigas;
Species
	M. gigas; M. cochrani; M. matthewi; M. primaevus;

Megatylopus (also known as the North American camel) is an extinct genus of large camel, endemic to North America from the Late Miocene to the Pliocene, existing for approximately 7.4 million years.^[1] Fossil distribution ranged from North Carolina to California. It stood about 4.2 metres (14 ft) tall.^[2]

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[1] Megatylopus at fossilworks

[2] OU Foundation (archived)

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Megatylopus Temporal range: Late Miocene-Late Pliocene (Hemphillian-Blancan) ~10.3–2.58 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Front limb bone of Megatylopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Subfamily:	Camelinae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Megatylopus Matthew & Cook, 1909
Type species
†Pliauchenia gigas
Species
M. gigas M. cochrani M. matthewi M. primaevus