Camelops hesternus LACMHC 728 reconstruction
Reconstruction of Camelops hesternus. LACMHC 728 individual from La Brea Tar Pits.
Here this extinct camelid is reconstructed step by step from bones to hypothetical live appearance.
Camelops hesternus was a large camels species that became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene around 10,000 years ago. This species is well known thanks La Brea Tar Pits fossil site.
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