''Megatylopus'' (also known as the North American camel) is an extinct genus of large

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, endemic to

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from the Late

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to the

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Miocene even-toed ungulates Pliocene even-toed ungulates Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera Miocene genus first appearances Pliocene genus extinctions Neogene mammals of North America Blancan Hemphillian Fossil taxa described in 1909 Ringold Formation Miocene Fauna Camelids {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub