Miomastodon tongxinensis Chen 1978 (mastodon)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae

Belongs to Miomastodon according to Chen 1978

Sister taxa: Zygolophodon aegyptensis, Zygolophodon morotoensis, Zygolophodon tapiroides, Zygolophodon turicensis, Miomastodon proavus

Type specimen: IVPP V5584, a tooth (deeply worn right m3). Its type locality is Tong Xin 'Dragon Bones' collection, Ningxia, which is in a Serravallian terrestrial horizon in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Dingshanyanchi Terrace

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