†Phiomia major Sanders et al. 2004 (proboscidean)
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Full reference: W. Sanders, J. Kappelman, and D. T. Rasmussen. 2004. New largeābodied mammals from the late Oligocene site of Chilga, Ethiopia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49(3):365-392
Belongs to Phiomia according to W. Sanders et al. 2004
See also Sanders et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Phiomia minor, Phiomia serridens
Type specimen: CH17−1, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Chilga, which is in a Chattian fluvial lignite/siltstone in Ethiopia.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Chilga
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