Procamelus

Procamelus Temporal range: Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Mummified Procamelus head
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Procamelus Leidy, 1858
Type species
Procamelus occidentalis Leidy 1858
Species
P. angustidens [citation needed] P. coconinensis Hay 1921 P. gracilis [citation needed] P. grandis Gregory 1939 P. leptocolon Matthew 1909 P. leptognathus Cope 1893 P. minor Leidy 1886 P. occidentalis Leidy 1858 P. robustus [citation needed]
Synonyms
Homocamelus Leidy 1869

Procamelus is an extinct genus of

It had long legs designed for speed, and was about 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) in height at the shoulder, slightly smaller than a modern llama. Unlike modern camelids, it had a pair of small incisor teeth in the upper jaw. The remaining teeth were large and adapted for eating tough vegetation. The shape of the toes suggests that it possessed foot pads, like modern camels, unlike earlier forms of camelid, which generally had hooves. This would have helped it walk over relatively soft ground.^[4] It had a straighter neck than Oxydactylus or Aepycamelus.^{[citation needed]}

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