Selenetherium kolleensis Mackaye et al. 2005 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Full reference: H. T. Mackaye, M. Brunet, and P. Tassy. 2005. Selenetherium kolleensis nov. gen. nov. sp.: un nouveau Proboscidea (Mammalia) dans le Pliocène tchadien. Geobios 38(6):765-777

Belongs to Selenetherium according to H. T. Mackaye et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: KL4.96.002, a mandible. Its type locality is Kolle, which is in a Zanclean fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in Chad.

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Kolle

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