Stegodon yuanmouensis You et al. 1978 (elephant)

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)

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