Jump to content

Poebrodon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mabelknap (talk | contribs) at 19:01, 7 January 2019 (Poebrodon kayi was italicized and a space was added between the end of one sentence and another.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Poebrodon
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Tribe: Camelini
Genus: Poebrodon
Gazin (1955)
Species
  • P. californicus
  • P. kayi

Poebrodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Lutetian (early Middle) Eocene 46.2—42.0 mya, existing for approximately 4.68 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Poebrodon was named by Gazin (1955). Its type is Poebrodon kayi. It was assigned to Camelidae by Gazin (1955) and Carroll (1988).


Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution ranged from Utah, Wyoming, and Southern California.

References