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FS41 Camel Molar

3.0 cm. Long x 3.0 cm. Wide x 1.7 cm. High

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Classification: Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Camelidae, Hemiauchenia, macrocephala

Description: Camel upper molar identified as Hemiauchenia macrocephalus due to its robust size, which distinguishes it from most other camelids, and the coating of cementum on the outer surface which distinguishes it from Paleolama.

Age: Pleistocene Epoch

Location Found: United States, Florida, Peace River, FL

Found by: Ed DeRouin

Custodian: fossilweb

Identified by: Ed DeRouin

References: Florida Museum of Natural History: Artiodactyl Identification Web page, The Fossil Vertebrates of Florida pp. 261-266