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Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, ... [13] [14] The divergence date is 0.7 million years ago, long before the start of domestication. [14]
Aepycamelus is an extinct genus of camelids that lived during the Miocene 20.6–4.9 million years ago, existing for about 15.7 million years. [1] Its name is derived from the Homeric Greek αἰπύς, "high and steep" and κάμηλος – "camel"; [2][3] thus, "high camel"; alticamelus in Latin. Aepycamelus spp. walked on their toes only.
Vicugna pacos (Linnaeus, 1758) The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal. Traditionally, alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile. Today, alpacas may be found on farms and ranches worldwide, with thousands of animals born and ...
A camel (from Latin: camelus and ‹See Tfd› Greek: κάμηλος (kamēlos) from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl[7][8]) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (camel milk and meat) and textiles (fiber ...
The Bactrian camel shares the genus Camelus with the dromedary (C. dromedarius) and the wild Bactrian camel (C. ferus).The Bactrian camel belongs to the family Camelidae. [1] [5] The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was the first European to describe the camels: in his 4th century BCE History of Animals, he identified the one-humped Arabian camel and the two-humped Bactrian camel.
The Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana, the only marsupial in temperate North America. Armadillos, opossums and porcupines are present in North America today because of the Great American Interchange. Opossums and porcupines were among the most successful northward migrants, reaching as far as Canada and Alaska, respectively.
Paracamelus. Paracamelus is an extinct genus of camel in the family Camelidae. It originated in North America Around 8-7 Ma, and crossed the Beringian land bridge into Eurasia during the Late Miocene, about 6 million years ago (Ma). It is the presumed ancestor to living camels of the genus Camelus.
Leidy, 1854. Species. † C. kansanus Leidy, 1854. † C. hesternus Leidy, 1873 (type) † C. minidokae Hay, 1927. Camelops is an extinct genus of camel that lived in North and Central America, ranging from Alaska to Honduras, [1] from the middle Pliocene to the end of the Pleistocene. It is more closely related to living camels than to lamines ...