†Pliauchenia Cope 1875 (camel)
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Camelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 42545
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, June 8th and 15th, 1875. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (separate) 1-8
Parent taxon: Lamini according to J. G. Honey et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Aepycamelus, Alforjas, Blancocamelus, Camelops, Eulamaops, Hemiauchenia, Lama, Palaeolama, Pleiolama, Tanupolama parvus, Vicugna
Subtaxa: Pliauchenia (Megatylopus), Pliauchenia humphreysiana, Pliauchenia magnifontis, Pliauchenia minima, Pliauchenia raki, Pliauchenia vulcanorum
Type: Pliauchenia humphreysiana
Ecology: scansorial insectivore