Protylopus is an extinct genus of camel that lived during middle to late Eocene some 50-40 million years ago in North America. Along with being the oldest camel known, it was also the smallest, reaching a length of 80 centimetres (2.6 ft), and probably weighing around 26 kilograms (57 lb).
Protylopus is an extinct genus of camel that lived during middle to late Eocene some 50-40 million years ago in North America. Along with being the oldest camel known, it was also the smallest, reaching a length of 80 centimetres (2.6 ft), and probably weighing around 26 kilograms (57 lb).
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