Konobelodon atticus Wagner 1857 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Alternative combination: Mastodon atticus

Full reference: A. Wagner. 1857. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der fossilen Säugthier-Ueberreste von Pikermi. Abh bayerisch Akad Wiss 8:109-158

Belongs to Konobelodon according to G. E. Konidaris and G. D. Koufos 2019

See also Konidaris et al. 2014 and Wagner 1857

Sister taxa: Amebelodon (Konobelodon) cyrenaicus, Konobelodon britti

Type specimen: SNSB-BSPG-AS II 182, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment with DP2–DP3). Its type locality is Pikermi (old collection), which is in a Miocene fluvial horizon in Greece.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Greece (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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