Camelus thomasi explained

Camelus thomasi (also known as Thomas' Camel) is an extinct species of camel from the Early-Mid Pleistocene of North Africa. It is known primarily from Tighennif (Ternifine) in Algeria. Fossils from northern Sudan and Israel dated to the Late Pleistocene have been included under C. thomasi, but they are now considered to belong to different species, making C. thomasi a strictly Northwest African species.[1]

features. Some studies have linked it as a possible ancestor to the dromedary,[2] while others suggest it may be more closely related to the Bactrian camel of central Asia.[3] However, a 2018 study revealed such assertions to be lacking any scientific basis, and C. thomasi appears to not be closely related to any living camel.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Thomsen. Søren Bay Kruse. May 29, 2021. The Mysterious Origins of the Dromedary. The Extinctions. July 22, 2021. July 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722035335/https://www.theextinctions.com/articles-1/the-mysterious-origins-of-the-dromedary. live.
  2. Peters. J.. 1997. Camelus thomasi Pomel, 1893, a possible ancestor of the one-humped camel?. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde. 63. 372–376.
  3. Gautier. A.. November 1966. Camelus thomasi from the Northern Sudan and Its Bearing on the Relationship C. thomasi: C. bactrianus. Journal of Paleontology. 40. 6. 1368–1372. 1301954. 2021-07-22. 2021-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722035332/https://www.jstor.org/stable/1301954. live.
  4. Martini. Pietro. Geraads. Denis. March 2018. Camelus thomasi Pomel, 1893 from the Pleistocene type-locality Tighennif (Algeria). Comparisons with modern Camelus. Geodiversitas. 40. 115–134. 10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a5. 133952148. free.

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