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

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• Submitted July 8, 2013; revisions received October 29, 2013; accepted December 26, 2013.
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• Handling editor: Ed Davis.
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