Aguascalientia

Aguascalientia was a miniature camel that lived across the southern portions of the continent of North America,‭ ‬though it was not one of the‭ ‘‬true‭’ ‬camels that we know today.‭ ‬Its small size displays well how many of today‭’‬s larger mammals from camels to horses to even elephants had very humble beginnings in terms of size.‭ ‬Aguascalientia lived in North America at a time when the lush tropical forests were giving way to expanses of open grass land,‭ ‬a change that was forcing animals to adapt to be able to undertake more energy efficient locomotion.‭ ‬Possible predators of Aguascalientia may have included nimravids and amphicyonids,‭ ‬better known as‭ ‘‬false sabre-toothed cats‭’ ‬and‭ ‘‬bear dogs‭’ ‬respectively. Only the type species of Aguascalientia was known until‭ ‬2012‭ ‬when both A.‭ ‬minuta and A.‭ ‬panamaensiswere named by Rincon et al.
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