†Phiomia minor Andrews 1904 (proboscidean)

Mammalia - Proboscidea

Alternative combination: Palaeomastodon minor

Synonyms: Palaeomastodon minus Andrews 1905, Palaeomastodon wintoni Andrews 1905, Phiomia wintoni Andrews 1905

Belongs to Phiomia according to H. Matsumoto 1924

See also Andrews 1906 and Wight 1980

Sister taxa: Phiomia major, Phiomia serridens

Type specimens:

  • Phiomia minor: BMNH M 8479b, a mandible
  • Palaeomastodon minus:
  • Palaeomastodon wintoni: BMNH 8414, a mandible.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Libya (1 collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Egypt (1)

• Eocene of Libya (1)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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