Miotylopus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Early Miocene}}

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| taxon = Miotylopus

| authority = Schlaikjer 1935

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

  • M. gibbi Loomis 1911
  • M. leonardi Loomis 1911
  • M. taylori Prothero 1996

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Miotylopus is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Miocene 24.8—20.4 mya, existing for approximately {{Mya|25-20|million years}}.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42527 Miotylopus at fossilworks] Fossils have been found in Wyoming and from Nebraska to Southern California.

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