Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-20 | Page 19 | 30-Million-Year-Old American Camel Here Caled Ancestor of Modern Desert Ship

Year Old American Camel Here HeIte Called Ancestor of Modern Desert Ship a f 4 S a rr x i. i a e f 2 Sr r Y I I Iw w c cY Y Ili M It I Age and beauty Bett Betty Airmet Airm inspects a year old old car skeleton A complete skeleton of a R camel which roamed the wilds of ot North America during the Ice Age more than years ago has been restored and mounted at the University University sity of Utah b by Golden York pre- pre The mounted skeleton measures 26 Inches in m height and 36 inches in length and was found In the Miocene Miocene Miocene Mio Mio- cene rocks of Sioux Siom count county Neb The university museum obtained the skeleton from tram the Carnegie mu mu- scum seum of Pittsburgh in exchange for fora rora a partial skeleton of a toed three horse found round in the Uintah basin b by Mr York Dr Frederick J J. Pack Deseret professor of oC geology at the university university sity reported that North America Is the tho native home of the camel and it was only within comparatively recent geological ages that the camel migrated to Asia The first camels were little creatures creatures creatures crea crea- tures scarcely larger than a dog lor of toda today he said These early animals animals animals ani ani- mals had no humps and were es essentially essentially essentially es- es adapted to cold climates Camels which today are found in Egypt and Arabia and are larger than a horse were taken there b bj by byman man Dr Pack said The clothing of oC the Onas of ot Tierre del Fuego consists of a single guanaco guanaco guanaco guan- guan aco skin thrown over the shoulder and a piece of fur tied around the forehead