Extinct genus of mammals
Pleiolama terrestrial herbivore in thefamily Camelidae , endemic toNorth America during thePliocene .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The genusPleiolama was originally namedPliauchenia byEdward Drinker Cope in 1875.[ 6]
Fossil distribution [ edit ] Fossil distribution ranges from southern and north-central United States to Mexico.
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