Titanotylopus
Sign in to saveTitanotylopus is an extinct genus of camel (tribe Camelini), endemic to North America from the late Hemphillian stage of the Miocene through the Irvingtonian stage of the Pleistocene. It was one of the last surviving North American camels; after its extinction, only Camelops remained.
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Titanotylopus is an extinct genus of camel (tribe Camelini), endemic to North America from the late Hemphillian stage of the Miocene through the Irvingtonian stage of the Pleistocene. It was one of the last surviving North American camels; after its extinction, only Camelops remained.
Its name is derived from the Greek words Τιτάν, τύλος and πούς — "Titan", "knob" and "foot";, respectively, thus, "giant knobby-foot".
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