Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: M. Sawar, H. Akram, and M. Saeed. 1985. A new stegodont from the upper Siwaliks of Rathian. The Geological Bulletin of the Punjab University 20:71-75
Belongs to Stegodon according to M. Sawar et al. 1985
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 sompoensis, Stegodon sondaari, Stegodon sumbaensis, Stegodon syrticus, Stegodon trigonocephalus, Stegodon yuanmouensis, Stegodon zdanskyi, Stegodon zhaotongensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rathian, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial sandstone in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Rathian
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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