Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: Y.-z. You, H.-y. Liu, and Y.-r. Pan. 1978. [Plio-Pleistocene deposits and mammalian faunas of Yuanmou Basin, Yunnan]. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 7:40-67
Belongs to Stegodon according to Y.-z. You et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Stegodon aurorae, Stegodon bombifrons, Stegodon elephantoides, Stegodon florensis, Stegodon ganesa, Stegodon hypsilophus, Stegodon insignis, Stegodon kaisensis, Stegodon luzonensis, Stegodon mediterraneus, Stegodon miensis, Stegodon mindanensis, Stegodon namadicus, Stegodon preorientalis, Stegodon rathiansis, Stegodon sompoensis, Stegodon sondaari, Stegodon sumbaensis, Stegodon syrticus, Stegodon trigonocephalus, Stegodon zdanskyi, Stegodon zhaotongensis
Type specimen: IVPP V448
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Yuanmou formation, second member, Shangnabang (Quaternary of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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