Camelus grattardi

Camelus grattardi; Temporal range: Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Genus:	Camelus
Species:	†C. grattardi
Binomial name
	†Camelus grattardi; Geraads, 2014

Last updated May 27, 2025

Camelus grattardi is an extinct species of camel that inhabited Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Distribution

Fossils of C. grattardi are known from Ethiopia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Geraads, Denis (19 September 2014). "Camelus grattardi , sp. nov., a new camel from the Shungura Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the relationships of African fossil Camelidae (Mammalia)" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 34 (6): 1481–1485. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.880447. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 5 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.
↑ Rowan, John; Martini, Pietro; Likius, Andossa; Merceron, Gildas; Boisserie, Jean-Renaud (24 January 2018). "New Pliocene remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the evolution of African camels" . Historical Biology : 1–12. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1423485. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 8 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.
↑ Geraads, Denis; Barr, W. Andrew; Reed, Denne; Laurin, Michel; Alemseged, Zeresenay (12 December 2019). "New Remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Ethiopia and the Phylogeny of the Genus". Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 28 (2): 359–370. doi:10.1007/s10914-019-09489-2. ISSN 1064-7554 . Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Springer Link.

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[1] Geraads, Denis (19 September 2014). "Camelus grattardi , sp. nov., a new camel from the Shungura Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the relationships of African fossil Camelidae (Mammalia)" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 34 (6): 1481–1485. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.880447. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 5 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

[2] Rowan, John; Martini, Pietro; Likius, Andossa; Merceron, Gildas; Boisserie, Jean-Renaud (24 January 2018). "New Pliocene remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the evolution of African camels" . Historical Biology : 1–12. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1423485. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 8 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

[3] Geraads, Denis; Barr, W. Andrew; Reed, Denne; Laurin, Michel; Alemseged, Zeresenay (12 December 2019). "New Remains of Camelus grattardi (Mammalia, Camelidae) from the Plio-Pleistocene of Ethiopia and the Phylogeny of the Genus". Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 28 (2): 359–370. doi:10.1007/s10914-019-09489-2. ISSN 1064-7554 . Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Springer Link.

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