†Selenetherium Mackaye et al. 2005 (elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: H. T. Mackaye, M. Brunet, and P. Tassy. 2005. Selenetherium kolleensis nov. gen. nov. sp.: un nouveau Proboscidea (Mammalia) dans le Pliocène tchadien. Geobios 38(6):765-777
Parent taxon: Elephantidae according to H. T. Mackaye et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Elephantinae, Emmenodon, Stegodibelodon, Stegodon, Stegodontinae, Stegotetrabelodon, Stegotetrabelodontinae, Suina
Subtaxa: Selenetherium kolleensis
Type: Selenetherium kolleensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Kolle (Pliocene of Chad)
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