Everything about Aepycamelus totally explained
Aepycamelus is an extinct species of
camelid, formerly called
Alticamelus in scientific literature. Its name is derived from the
Homeric Greek αἰπύς, "high and steep" and κάμελος - "camel"; thus, "high camel";
alticamelus in
Latin.
Aepycamelus lived during the
Miocene period (14-5 MYA) on the prairies of
North America (
Colorado, etc). It was a highly specialized animal. Its head was relatively small compared with the rest of its body its neck was long, as a result of lengthening of the
cervical vertebrae and its legs were long and stilt-like, with the elbow and knee joints on the same level.
Aepycamelus walked on its toes only. They were transformed to cushioned plate like those of
Recent camels.
Its strange body structure gives us plenty of information on its mode of life and habits.
Aepycamelus obviously inhabited dry
grasslands with groups of trees. It is presumed to have moved about singly or in small groups, like today's
giraffes, and like them, browsed high up in the trees. In this respect it had no competitors, it survived a relatively long time, lasting throughout the entirety of the Miocene epoch, and died out prior to the start of the
Pliocene, possibly due to climatic changes.
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