†Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824 (mastodon)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Alternative combination: Mastodon turicensis
Belongs to Zygolophodon according to X. X. Zhang et al. 2023
See also Madden 1980, Sanders et al. 2010 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: Zygolophodon aegyptensis, Zygolophodon morotoensis, Zygolophodon tapiroides, Miomastodon proavus, Miomastodon tongxinensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), China (5), France (9), Germany (1), Greece (1), Macedonia (1), Moldova (3), Slovakia (4), Turkey (1), Ukraine (2)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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