Camelus grattardi

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| genus = Camelus

| species = grattardi

| authority = Geraads, 2014

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Camelus grattardi is an extinct species of camel that inhabited Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Distribution

Fossils of C. grattardi are known from Ethiopia.{{Cite journal |last=Geraads |first=Denis |date=19 September 2014 |title=Camelus grattardi , sp. nov., a new camel from the Shungura Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the relationships of African fossil Camelidae (Mammalia) |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2014.880447 |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |language=en |volume=34 |issue=6 |pages=1481–1485 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2014.880447 |issn=0272-4634 |access-date=5 November 2024 |via=Taylor and Francis Online}}{{Cite journal |last=Rowan |first=John |last2=Martini |first2=Pietro |last3=Likius |first3=Andossa |last4=Merceron |first4=Gildas |last5=Boisserie |first5=Jean-Renaud |date=24 January 2018 |title=New Pliocene remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the evolution of African camels |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1423485 |journal=Historical Biology |language=en |pages=1–12 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2017.1423485 |issn=0891-2963 |access-date=8 November 2024 |via=Taylor and Francis Online}}{{Cite journal |last=Geraads |first=Denis |last2=Barr |first2=W. Andrew |last3=Reed |first3=Denne |last4=Laurin |first4=Michel |last5=Alemseged |first5=Zeresenay |date=12 December 2019 |title=New Remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Ethiopia and the Phylogeny of the Genus |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-019-09489-2 |journal=Journal of Mammalian Evolution |language=en |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=359–370 |doi=10.1007/s10914-019-09489-2 |issn=1064-7554 |access-date=12 November 2024 |via=Springer Link}}

References

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Category:Camels

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2014

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