Camelus grattardi, sp. nov., a new camel from the Shungura Formation, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and the relationships of African fossil Camelidae (Mammalia)

Abstract

In contrast to their present-day abundance as domestic animals, fossil camels are extremely rare in Africa. Howell et al. (1969) first reported them from the lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia; later, Grat...