Protolabis

Protolabis; Temporal range: Arikareean-Hemphillian; ~20.4–5.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Protolabis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Protolabis; Cope 1876
Species
	P. barstowensis Lewis 1968; P. coartatus Stirton 1929; P. gracilis Leidy 1858; P. heterodontus Cope 1874; P. inaequidens Cope & Matthew 1915; P. saxeus Matthew 1925; P. yavapaiensis Honey & Taylor 1978;

Protolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Early to Late Miocene 20.4—5.3 mya, existing for approximately 15 million years.^[1] Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.

References

^ Protolabis at fossilworks

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[1] Protolabis at fossilworks

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