Losodokodon
| Losodokodon Temporal range: Late Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Mammutidae |
| Genus: | Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009 |
Losodokodon is an extinct genus of large herbivorous mammals belonging to the Mammutidae family. It was first described in 2009 by D. Tab Rasmussen and Mercedes Gutierrez from fossils found in Northwestern Kenya. Losodokodon lived during the Late Oligocene, between 27 and 24 million years ago.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Rasmussen, D. Tab and Gutierrez, Mercedes (2009). "A mammalian fauna from the late Oligocene of northern Kenya". Palaeontographica Abteilung. 288 (1): 7–52.
- ↑ "Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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