Oxydactylus
Sign in to saveOxydactylus is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene (28.4–13.7 mya), existing for approximately . The name is from the Ancient Greek οξύς (oxys, "sharp")and δάκτυλος (daktylos, "finger").
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Oxydactylus is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene (28.4–13.7 mya), existing for approximately . The name is from the Ancient Greek οξύς (oxys, "sharp")and δάκτυλος (daktylos, "finger").
thumb|left|O. longipes restoration They had very long legs and necks, and were probably adapted to eating high vegetation, much like modern giraffes. Unlike modern camelids, they had hooves, rather than tough sole-pads, and splayed toes.
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Aquitanian generaBurdigalian generaChattian genus first appearancesFossil taxa described in 1904Langhian generaMiocene ArtiodactylaMiocene mammals of North AmericaOligocene ArtiodactylaOligocene mammals of North AmericaPrehistoric Artiodactyla generaPrehistoric camelidsSerravallian genus extinctions