- Palaeomastodon
Taxobox
name = Palaeomastodon
fossil_range = LateEocene to EarlyOligocene
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Artistic representation by Heinrich Harder
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
infraclassis =Eutheria
superordo =Afrotheria
ordo =Proboscidea
ordo_authority = Illiger, 1811
subdivision_ranks = Groups
subdivision =
familia=†Palaeomastodontidae
genus=†PalaeomastodonPalaeomastodon an extinct genus of
Proboscidea . Palaeomastodon fossils have been found in Africa, lived some 36-35 million years ago. They are believed to be the ancestors ofelephants orMastodon s. This genus is related to "Moeritherium ". [ [http://www.elephant.se/palaeomastodon.php The genus Palaeomastodon ] ] ."Palaeomastodon" had
tusks , both upper and lower. It had a trunk. It was 1 to 2 meters tall and weighed up to 2 tonnes. The lower tusks were flat rather than pointed cones.Sources
* Chased By Sea Monsters by Nigel Marven and Jasper James (Pg.128)
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