Hesperocamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene.PaleoBiology Database: Hesperocamelus, basic info
Taxonomy Hesperocamelus was named by Macdonald (1949). It was assigned to Camelidae by Macdonald (1949) and Carroll (1988).J. R. Macdonald. 1949. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 28(7)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698 Its name comes from the (hésperos, "western") and κάμηλος (kámelos, "camel"), Latinised.
Fossil distribution Fossil distribution is restricted to Nevada and California.
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