†Stegodibelodon schneideri Coppens 1972 (elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: Y. Coppens. 1972. Un nouveau proboscidien du Pliocene du Tchad, Stegodibelodon schneideri nov. gen. nov. sp., et le phylum des stegotetrabelodontinae. Comptes Rendus de Academie de Sciences Paris, Series D 274:2962-2965
Belongs to Stegodibelodon according to Y. Coppens 1972
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: not listed, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kolinga, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Chad.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Chad (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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