Protolabis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = Arikareean-Hemphillian
~{{Fossil range|20.4|5.3}}

| image = Protolabis gracilis.jpg

| image_caption = Protolabis gracilis

| taxon = Protolabis

| authority = Cope 1876

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• P. barstowensis Lewis 1968
• P. coartatus Stirton 1929
• P. gracilis Leidy 1858
• P. heterodontus Cope 1874
• P. inaequidens Cope & Matthew 1915
• P. saxeus Matthew 1925
• P. yavapaiensis {{small|Honey & Taylor 1978}}

}}

Protolabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Early to Late Miocene 20.4—5.3 mya, existing for approximately {{Mya|20-5|million years}}.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=4254 Protolabis at fossilworks] Fossil distribution is widespread from Nicaragua, Central America to Montana and throughout the western U.S.