†Palaeomastodon Andrews 1901 (proboscidean)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Palaeomastodontidae
Parent taxon: Palaeomastodontidae according to W. J. Sanders et al. 2010
See also Abel 1919, Andrews 1906, Carroll 1988, Christiansen 2007, Madden 1980, McKenna and Bell 1997, Shoshani and Tassy 1996, Shoshani and Tassy 2005 and Simpson 1945
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Palaeomastodon beadnelli Palaeomastodon minor Palaeomastodon parvus Palaeomastodon wintoni
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Ethiopia (1 collection), Libya (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 4 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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