Matthewlabis

Matthewlabis; Temporal range: Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Genus:	†Matthewlabis; Prothero, 2011
Species
	M. cedrensis Matthew 1901;
Synonyms
	Paralabis Lull 1921

Matthewlabis is an extinct genus of camelid endemic to North America. It lived in the Early Oligocene 33.3—30.8 mya, existing for approximately 2 million years .[1] Fossils have been found only in Wyoming and eastern Nebraska. It was previously named Paralabis, but this name had been previously used for a genus of earwig, so the name was changed in 2011.[2]

References

Matthewlabis at fossilworks
Prothero, Donald R. (2011). "Matthewlabis, new name for Paralabis Lull, 1921, preoccupied". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 1168. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.595468. S2CID 84511210.

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[1] Matthewlabis at fossilworks

[Prothero2011-2] Prothero, Donald R. (2011). "Matthewlabis, new name for Paralabis Lull, 1921, preoccupied". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 1168. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.595468. S2CID 84511210.