Extinct Large-headed Llama (Hemiauchenia macrocephalus) Fact Sheet: Distribution & Habitat

Paleontologists use knowledge of the earth's rocks, global plate tectonic movements, ancient ecosystems, and the chemical process of fossilization to make sense of fossil distribution patterns and ancient habitats.

• Florida, Texas, Great Plains states in U.S., South America including Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay. (Honey et al 1998) (Scherer et al 2007)
• In California: rare at La Brea deposits, more common in San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert, possibly in Anza Borrego Desert (Webb 2006) (Shaw 2001).

• Like modern camels, adapted to open spaces and dry land.

Scherer et al. (2007)
Honey et al. (1998)
Webb et al. (2006)