Tanymykter

Tanymykter
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Camelidae
Tribe:Camelini
Genus:†Tanymykter
Honey and Taylor (1978)
Species
  • T. brachyodontus

Tanymykter is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Miocene 23.030—20.6 mya, existing for approximately 2.43 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Tanymykter was named by Honey and Taylor (1978). It was assigned to Camelidae by Honey and Taylor (1978) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]

Morphology

Body mass

A single specimen was examined for estimated body mass by M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. This specimen was estimated to weigh:

  • 148.6 kg (330 lb) [4]

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is somewhat widespread from Wyoming and Nebraska to Santa Barbara County, California.

References

  1. ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Tanymykter, basic info
  2. ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  3. ↑ J. G. Honey and B. E. Taylor. 1978. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 161(3)
  4. ↑ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology 270(1):90-101


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