†Zygolophodon morotoensis Pickford and Tassy 1980 (mastodon)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Alternative combination: Eozygodon morotoensis
Belongs to Zygolophodon according to Pickford and Tassy 1980
See also Pickford 2003 and Sanders et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Zygolophodon aegyptensis, Zygolophodon proavus, Zygolophodon tapiroides, Zygolophodon turicensis, Miomastodon tongxinensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Namibia (2 collections), Uganda (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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