Michenia

Michenia Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle 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:	†Michenia Frick and Taylor 1971
Type species
†Michenia agatensis
Species
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Michenia is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. They lived from the Early Miocene to Middle Miocene 20.43—10.3 mya, existing for approximately 10 million years.^[1] Fossil have been found from California to Texas , Alberta, Idaho and Nebraska.

Species

• M. agatensis Frick & Taylor 1971
• M. deschutensis Dingus 1990
• M. exilis Matthew & Macdonald 1960
• M. mudhillsnsis Pagnac 2005

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6837338 entry

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