Tylopoda
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Tylopoda is a suborder of even-toed ungulates that includes camels and their close relatives, characterized by distinctive foot structures adapted for walking on soft or sandy terrain.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal suborder
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
adaptation for walking on soft or sandy terrain
ⓘ
distinctive foot structure with large foot pads ⓘ weight borne on soft pads rather than hooves ⓘ |
| clade |
Artiodactyla
ⓘ
surface form:
Cetartiodactyla
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | tylopods ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
other ruminants by foot pad structure
ⓘ
true ruminants with fully developed hooves ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Paleogene
ⓘ
surface form:
Eocene
|
| geographicOrigin | North America ⓘ |
| hasDigitNumber | two functional toes per foot ⓘ |
| hasNotableExtantMembers |
alpacas
ⓘ
camels ⓘ guanacos ⓘ llamas ⓘ vicuñas ⓘ |
| hasStomachType | three-chambered stomach in Camelidae ⓘ |
| includesExtantFamily | Camelidae ⓘ |
| includesExtantSpecies |
Camelus bactrianus
ⓘ
Arabian camel ⓘ
surface form:
Camelus dromedarius
Camelus bactrianus ⓘ
surface form:
Camelus ferus
Lama glama ⓘ Lama guanicoe ⓘ Vicugna pacos ⓘ Vicugna vicugna ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Camelidae
ⓘ
Oromerycidae ⓘ Oxydactylus ⓘ Poebrotherium ⓘ Protoceratidae ⓘ Stenomylus ⓘ Xiphodontidae ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotionType | unguligrade with pad support ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Artiodactyla
ⓘ
Ruminantia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| toeTermination | small nails instead of full hooves ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ semi-arid grasslands ⓘ |
| usedIn | comparative studies of camelid evolution ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.