†Omanitherium dhofarensis Seiffert et al. 2012 (proboscidean)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Barytheriidae
Full reference: E. R. Seiffert, S. Nasir, A. Al-Harthy, J. R. Groenke, B. P. Kraatz, N. J. Stevens, and A. R. Al-Sayigh. 2012. Diversity in the later Paleogene proboscidean radiation: a small barytheriid from the Oligocene of Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Naturwissenschaften 99:133-141
Belongs to Omanitherium according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SQU-290, a mandible. Its type locality is DPP-2010-1, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Ashawq Formation of Oman.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at DPP-2010-1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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