Poebrotherium is an extinct genus of camelid, endemic to North America. They lived from the Eocene to Miocene epochs, 46.3—13.6 mya, existing for approximately 32 million years.
Poebrotherium
Fossil of Poebrotherium sp. in CosmoCaixa Barcelona
A portrait of P. wilsoni
Poebrotherium wilsoni skull in the Milan Natural History Museum
Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. The seven extant members of this group are: dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, wild Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Artiodactyla, along with species including whales, pigs, deer, cattle, and antelopes.
Camelidae
A dromedary camel (C. dromedarius) in the Australian outback, near Silverton, New South Wales
South American vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Image: 2011 Trampeltier 1528