Stegodon zhaotongensis Chow and Zhai 1962 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Belongs to Stegodon according to H. Saegusa et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Stegodon aurorae, Stegodon bombifrons, 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

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (1 collection)

• Baodean of China (1)

• Miocene of China (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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