Palaeomastodon minor Andrews 1904 (proboscidean)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Palaeomastodontidae

Belongs to Palaeomastodon according to C. W. Andrews 1904

Sister taxa: Palaeomastodon beadnelli, Palaeomastodon parvus, Palaeomastodon wintoni

Type specimen: BMNH M 8479b, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at NNW of Birket Qarun (Oligocene of Egypt)

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