Camelus Linnaeus 1758 (camel)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 42521
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Camelini according to H. F. Stanley et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Gigantocamelus, Megacamelus, Megatylopus, Paracamelus, Procamelus, Titanotylopus
Subtaxa: Camelus antiquus, Camelus arctoamericanus, Camelus bactrianus, Camelus dromedarius, Camelus grattardi, Camelus sivalensis, Camelus thomasi
Type: Camelus dromedarius
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer