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  1. Camelops
    CamelopsGenus of mammals
    ExtinctionSizeFossilsFacts
     
  2. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Taxonomy and evolution

    Camelops was first named by Joseph Leidy in 1854, based on a partial maxilla (upper jaw bone), that was found in a gravel drift somewhere in the Kansas Territory, with Leidy naming the type species Camelops kansanus i… See more

    Description

    Camelops hesternus was a large camel with a bodyform similar to a living dromedary, reaching a shoulder height of 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) with body mass estimates ranging from 437 kilograms (963 lb) to 826 kilograms (… See more

    Distribution, habitat and ecology

    During the Pleistocene, Camelops is known from fossils across western North America, ranging from California, Oregon and Washington State, eastwards to South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, wit… See more

    Relationship with humans and extinction

    Camelops went extinct around 13-12,000 years ago as part of the end-Pleistocene extinction event along with most other large mammals across the Americas. These extinctions followed the arrival of humans to the Americas, … See more