Mammalia - Proboscidea

Full reference: R. Tabuce, R. Sarr, S. Adnet, R. Lebrun, F. Lihoreau, J. E. Martin, B. Sambou, M. Thiam, and L. Hautier. 2020. Filling a gap in the proboscidean fossil record: a new genus from the Lutetian of Senegal. Journal of Paleontology 94(3):580-588

Parent taxon: Proboscidea according to R. Tabuce et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Arcanotherium, Barytherioidea, Caenobasileus, Caenobasileus tremontigerus, Choerolophodontidae, Cryptomastodon, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherioidea, Dinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Gomphotheriidae, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Mastodontoidea, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus, Phiomia, Plesielephantiformes

Subtaxa: Saloumia gorodiskii

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Type: Saloumia gorodiskii

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at M'Bodione Dadere (Eocene of Senegal)

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