Back Aepycamelus Catalan Aepycamelus German Aepycamelus Spanish ایپیکاملوس Persian Aepycamelus French אייפיקמלוס HE Aepycamelus Hungarian Aepycamelus Italian アエピカメルス Japanese Aepycamelus JV
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Subfamily: | Camelinae |
| Tribe: | Camelini |
| Genus: | †Aepycamelus MacDonald, 1956 |
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†Aepycamelus alexandrae (Davidson, 1923) | |
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Aepycamelus is an extinct genus of camelids that lived during the Miocene 20.6–4.9 million years ago, existing for about 15.7 million years.[1] Its name is derived from the Homeric Greek αἰπύς, "high and steep" and κάμηλος – "camel";[2][3] thus, "high camel"; alticamelus in Latin.
Aepycamelus spp. walked on their toes only. Unlike earlier species of camelids, they possessed cushioned pads like those of modern camels.[4]
- ^ "PaleoBiology Database: Aepycamelus, basic info". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ αἰπύς. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ κάμηλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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