Aepycamelus

Aepycamelus; Temporal range:
	Parts of skeleton at American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Subfamily:	Camelinae
Tribe:	Camelini
Genus:	†Aepycamelus; MacDonald, 1956
Species
	†Aepycamelus alexandrae (Davidson, 1923); †Aepycamelus bradyi MacDonald, 1956; †Aepycamelus elrodi (Douglass, 1909); †Aepycamelus giraffinus (Matthew and Cook, 1909) (type); †Aepycamelus major (Leidy, 1886); †Aepycamelus priscus (Matthew and Cook, 1909); †Aepycamelus procerus (Matthew and Cook, 1909); †Aepycamelus robustus (Leidy, 1858); †Aepycamelus stocki (Henshaw, 1942)
	Geographic range of Aepycamelus

Aepycamelus is an extinct genus of camelids that lived during the Miocene 20.6–4.9 million years ago, existing for about 15.7 million years. Its name is derived from the Homeric Greek αἰπύς, "high and steep" and κάμηλος – "camel"; thus, "high camel"; alticamelus in Latin.

Aepycamelus spp. walked on their toes only. Unlike earlier species of camelids, they possessed cushioned pads like those of modern camels.

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