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Camelus thomasi

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was larger than any living species of camel. Other defining characteristics include pachyostosis especially marked in the mandible, broad molars with strong styles, and several unique cranial features. Some studies have linked it as a possible ancestor to the
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Peters, J. (1997). "Camelus thomasi Pomel, 1893, a possible ancestor of the one-humped camel?".
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Geraads, Denis; Didier, Gilles; Barr, Andrew; Reed, Denne; Laurin, Michel (April 2020).
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appears to not be closely related to any living camel.
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dated to the Late Pleistocene have been included under
248:(also known as Thomas' Camel) is an extinct species of 260:. It is known primarily from Tighennif (Ternifine) in 516: 466:Martini, Pietro; Geraads, Denis (March 2018). 8: 504: 20: 483: 376:"The Mysterious Origins of the Dromedary" 374:Thomsen, Søren Bay Kruse (May 29, 2021). 342: 317: 280:a strictly Northwest African species. 7: 386:from the original on July 22, 2021 14: 116: 448:from the original on 2021-07-22 485:10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a5 407:Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 1: 588:Pleistocene mammals of Africa 583:Prehistoric mammals of Africa 424:Gautier, A. (November 1966). 331:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 619: 219: 212: 113:Scientific classification 111: 23: 264:. Fossils from northern 16:Extinct species of camel 593:Pleistocene extinctions 430:Journal of Paleontology 344:10.4202/app.00727.2020 555:Paleobiology Database 598:Prehistoric camelids 252:from the Early-Mid 603:Fossils of Algeria 570: 569: 510:Taxon identifiers 241: 240: 610: 563: 562: 550: 549: 537: 536: 535: 505: 498: 497: 487: 463: 457: 456: 454: 453: 436:(6): 1368–1372. 421: 415: 414: 402: 396: 395: 393: 391: 371: 365: 364: 346: 322: 228: 224: 121: 120: 106: 36: 29:Temporal range: 21: 618: 617: 613: 612: 611: 609: 608: 607: 573: 572: 571: 566: 558: 553: 545: 540: 531: 530: 525: 518:Camelus thomasi 512: 502: 501: 465: 464: 460: 451: 449: 423: 422: 418: 404: 403: 399: 389: 387: 380:The Extinctions 373: 372: 368: 324: 323: 319: 314: 289:Camelus thomasi 286: 245:Camelus thomasi 237: 230: 226:Camelus thomasi 222: 221: 208: 205:C. thomasi 115: 107: 105: 104: 103: 102: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 42: 31: 30: 27: 25:Camelus thomasi 17: 12: 11: 5: 616: 614: 606: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 575: 574: 568: 567: 565: 564: 551: 538: 522: 520: 514: 513: 508: 500: 499: 458: 416: 397: 366: 337:(2): 251–260. 316: 315: 313: 310: 298:Bactrian camel 285: 282: 239: 238: 231: 217: 216: 210: 209: 201: 199: 195: 194: 187: 183: 182: 177: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 127: 123: 122: 109: 108: 100: 99: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 43: 38: 37: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 615: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 580: 578: 561: 556: 552: 548: 543: 539: 534: 528: 524: 523: 521: 519: 515: 511: 506: 495: 491: 486: 481: 477: 473: 472:Geodiversitas 469: 462: 459: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 420: 417: 412: 408: 401: 398: 385: 381: 377: 370: 367: 362: 358: 354: 350: 345: 340: 336: 332: 328: 321: 318: 311: 309: 307: 303: 299: 295: 290: 283: 281: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 246: 235: 229: 227: 218: 215: 214:Binomial name 211: 207: 206: 200: 197: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 181: 178: 175: 174: 171: 168: 165: 164: 161: 158: 155: 154: 151: 148: 145: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 124: 119: 114: 110: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 41: 35: 32:1.2–0.5  26: 22: 19: 517: 475: 471: 461: 450:. Retrieved 433: 429: 419: 410: 406: 400: 388:. Retrieved 379: 369: 334: 330: 320: 305: 288: 287: 277: 273: 258:North Africa 244: 243: 242: 225: 220: 204: 203: 190: 170:Artiodactyla 24: 18: 478:: 115–134. 300:of central 284:Description 254:Pleistocene 577:Categories 452:2021-07-22 413:: 372–376. 312:References 306:C. thomasi 278:C. thomasi 274:C. thomasi 533:Q65128750 494:133952148 361:0567-7920 353:1732-2421 294:dromedary 198:Species: 180:Camelidae 136:Kingdom: 130:Eukaryota 547:11120149 527:Wikidata 446:Archived 390:July 22, 384:Archived 176:Family: 160:Mammalia 150:Chordata 146:Phylum: 140:Animalia 126:Domain: 442:1301954 262:Algeria 236:, 1893) 223:† 202:† 191:Camelus 186:Genus: 166:Order: 156:Class: 101:↓ 560:375066 492:  440:  359:  351:  270:Israel 490:S2CID 438:JSTOR 349:eISSN 266:Sudan 250:camel 234:Pomel 542:GBIF 392:2021 357:ISSN 302:Asia 268:and 40:PreꞒ 480:doi 339:doi 256:of 579:: 557:: 544:: 529:: 488:. 476:40 474:. 470:. 444:. 434:40 432:. 428:. 411:63 409:. 382:. 378:. 355:. 347:. 335:65 333:. 329:. 90:Pg 34:Ma 496:. 482:: 455:. 394:. 363:. 341:: 232:( 95:N 85:K 80:J 75:T 70:P 65:C 60:D 55:S 50:O 45:Ꞓ

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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Camelidae
Camelus
Binomial name
Pomel
camel
Pleistocene
North Africa
Algeria
Sudan
Israel

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