Cladus: Eukaryota ------- Palaeolama (Early Llama)[1] is an extinct North and South American genus of lamine camelid. Palaeolama mirifica, the "stout-legged llama", is known from southern California and the southeastern U. S. with the highest concentration of fossil specimens found in Florida, specifically the counties of Alachua, Citrus, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk, Brevard, Orange, Sumter, Levy.[2] Body mass Four specimens of Palaeolama were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass.[3] * Specimen 1: 198 kg (440 lb)
1. ^ Paleobiology Database - Palaeolama basic info * The Presence of Plio-Pleistocene Paleolama species (Aartiodactyla: Calelidae) on the southern coast of Peru.
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