Michenia
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michenia is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. They lived from the Early Miocene to Middle Miocene 20.43—10.3 mya, existing for approximately 10 million years.[1] Fossil have been found from California to Texas, Alberta, Idaho and Nebraska.
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Michenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Camelini |
Genus: | †Michenia Frick and Taylor 1971 |
Type species | |
†Michenia agatensis | |
Species | |
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