†Omanitherium 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
Parent taxon: Barytheriidae according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2012
Sister taxon: Barytherium
Subtaxa: Omanitherium dhofarensis
Type: Omanitherium dhofarensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Oman (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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