Protylopus is an extinct genus of camel that lived during middle to late Eocene some 50-40 million years ago in North America.

Along with being the oldest camel known, it was also the smallest, reaching a length of 80 cm, and probably weighing around 26 kg. Based on its teeth, it probably fed on the soft leaves of forest plants. Protylopus's front legs were shorter than the hind legs, and ended