Megacamelus
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Megacamelus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America from the Miocene through Pliocene 10.3—4.9 mya, existing for approximately .
This was one of the largest genera of camelid to roam the Earth together with Megatylopus, Gigantocamelus, the Syrian camel, Camelus knoblochi, Aepycamelus, and Paracamelus. It reached approximately in height.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megacamelus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.