Paracamelus
| Paracamelus Temporal range: (descendant taxon Camelus survives to present) | |
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| Restoration of Paracamelus alexejevi on a 2016 stamp of Moldova. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Camelini |
| Genus: | †Paracamelus Schlosser, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| †Paracamelus gigas Schlosser, 1903 | |
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Paracamelus is an extinct genus of camel in the family Camelidae. It originated in North America Around 8-7 Ma, and crossed the Beringian land bridge into Eurasia during the Late Miocene, about 6 million years ago (Ma). It is the presumed ancestor to living camels of the genus Camelus.