Alforjas
Alforjas is an extinct genus of camelid closely related to llamas, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Miocene 10.3—5.3 mya existing for approximately 5 million years .[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Tribe: | Lamini |
| Genus: | †Alforjas Harrison, 1979[1] |
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Alfrojas is Spanish for the saddle bags used on domestic llamas. The name has a regional association with the meaning of humps or lumps.[1] Alforjas differs from Pliauchenia, Hemiauchenia, Palaeolama, and Lama in its greater height of crown, larger size, and longer snout.[1]
References
- Harrison, J. A (1979). "Revision of the Camelinae (Artiodactyla, Tylopoda) and description of the new genus Alforjas". University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions. 95 (4): 1–28. hdl:1808/3664.
- Alforjas at fossilworks
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