†Choerolophodon pentelici Gaudry and Lartet 1856 (proboscidean)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae
Alternative combination: Mastodon pentelicus
Belongs to Choerolophodon according to G. E. Konidaris et al. 2016
See also Geraads et al. 2005, Konidaris and Koufos 2013, Shoshani and Tassy 2005 and Tsoukala et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Choerolophodon anatolicus, Choerolophodon chioticus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Bulgaria (4 collections), Greece (19), Iraq (1), Italy (1), Romania (1), Turkey (4)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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