Stenomylus

Stenomylus
Temporal range: Oligocene - early Miocene
Skeletons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: †Stenomylus
Peterson 1907
Type species
†Stenomylus gracilis
Peterson, 1907
Other species
  • †Stenomylus hitchcocki Loomis, 1910
  • †Stenomylus keelinensis Frick & Taylor, 1968

Stenomylus is an extinct genus of miniature camelid native to North America that is known from the Oligocene and Miocene epochs. [1] Its name is derived from the Greek στενός (stenós, "narrow") and μύλος (mýlos, "molar").[2][3]

Stenomylus was extremely diminutive compared to other ancient and modern camelids, standing only 2 feet (61 cm) tall on average. It was a slender animal with a long neck, having some resemblance to a modern gazelle.[4] Based on theories about its biomechanics, unlike modern camelids, Stenomylus lacked padding on its hooves.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference loomis1910 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ στενός. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  3. ^ μύλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  4. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 277. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.