Stegodon bombifrons Falconer 1847 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Belongs to Stegodon according to R. Lydekker 1880

See also Schlosser 1903

Sister taxa: Stegodon aurorae, 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 yuanmouensis, Stegodon zdanskyi, Stegodon zhaotongensis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (1 collection)

• Pliocene of India (2)

• Miocene of India (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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