Stenobelodon
Sign in to saveStenobelodon is an extinct genus of amebelodont proboscidean from the Miocene of North America. The only known species was formerly considered to belong to the genus Amebelodon but was distinguished in 2023 based on the short and only partially flattened lower tusks and the closer resemblance of its cheek teeth to those of Gomphotherium than to its purported close relatives. Fossils are known from Florida and Kansas.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- References
Stenobelodon is an extinct genus of amebelodont proboscidean from the Miocene of North America. The only known species was formerly considered to belong to the genus Amebelodon but was distinguished in 2023 based on the short and only partially flattened lower tusks and the closer resemblance of its cheek teeth to those of Gomphotherium than to its purported close relatives. Fossils are known from Florida and Kansas.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stenobelodon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.