Camelops

Camelops is an extinct genus of cameline that lived in North and Central America from the middle Pliocene (from around 4-3.2 million years ago) to the end of the Pleistocene (around 13-12,000 years ago). There is some debate over whether it is more closely related to camelins (living camels and kin) or to lamines (llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos). Although its skeletal anatomy is generally more similar to lamines, genetic evidence supports closer affinities to camels. Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek κάμηλος (cámēlos, "camel") and ὄψ (óps, "face"), i.e. "camel-face". Camelops lived across Western North America, ranging from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, southwards to Honduras and northwards to Alaska. Camelops became extinct as part of the end-Pleistocene extinction event, along with most large mammals across the Americas. The extinctions followed the arrival of humans to the Americas, and evidence has been found indicating that humans butchered Camelops, suggesting that hunting may have been a factor in its extinction.

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