Biology:Tanymykter

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Tanymykter Temporal range: Early Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Tanymykter Honey and Taylor 1978
Species
T. brachyodontus Peterson 1904 T. longirostris Peterson 1911

Tanymykter is an extinct genus of camelid, endemic to North America. It lived during the Miocene epoch 20.4—16.0 mya, existing for approximately 4 million years. Fossils have been found from Wyoming and Nebraska to Santa Barbara County, California.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7684081 entry