†Selenetherium kolleensis 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
Belongs to Selenetherium according to H. T. Mackaye et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KL4.96.002, a mandible. Its type locality is Kolle, which is in a Zanclean fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in Chad.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Kolle
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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