Pleiolama
Extinct genus of mammals
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Pleiolama is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore in the family Camelidae, endemic to North America during the Pliocene.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Subfamily: | Camelinae |
| Tribe: | Lamini |
| Genus: | †Pleiolama Webb and Meachen 2004 |
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Taxonomy
The genus Pleiolama was originally named Pliauchenia by Edward Drinker Cope in 1875.[6]
Fossil distribution
Fossil distribution ranges from southern and north-central United States to Mexico.