Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: Y.-z. You, H.-y. Liu, and Y.-r. Pan. 1978. [Plio-Pleistocene deposits and mammalian faunas of Yuanmou Basin, Yunnan]. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 7:40-67
Belongs to Stegodon according to Y.-z. You et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Stegodon bombifrons, Stegodon florensis, Stegodon ganesa, Stegodon insignis, Stegodon kaisensis, Stegodon luzonensis, Stegodon mindanensis, Stegodon sompoensis, Stegodon sondaari, Stegodon sumbaensis, Stegodon syrticus, Stegodon trigonocephalus
Type specimen: IVPP V448
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Yuanmou formation, second member, Shangnabang (Quaternary of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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