†Stegomastodon nebrascensis Osborn 1924 (gomphothere)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1924. Additional generic and specific stages in the evolution of the Proboscidea. American Museum Novitates 154:1-5
Belongs to Stegomastodon according to C. Frick 1933
See also Osborn 1924
Sister taxa: Stegomastodon aftoniae, Stegomastodon brasiliensis, Stegomastodon chapmani, Stegomastodon mirificus, Stegomastodon primitivus
Type specimen: Amer. Mus. 18240, a tooth (right inferior molar, r.M1). Its type locality is Aphelops Draw Quarries, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Snake Creek Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution: found only at Aphelops Draw Quarries
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