†Losodokodon losodokius Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009 (mastodon)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Full reference: D. T. Rasmussen and M. Gutierrez. 2009. A Mammalian Fauna from the Late Oligocene of Northwestern Kenya. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 288(1-3):1-52
Belongs to Losodokodon according to D. T. Rasmussen and M. Gutierrez 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KNM-LS 18244, a set of teeth (Right upper M3 and left upper M2). Its type locality is Lothidok Hill, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Erageleit Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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