Losodokodon Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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27–24 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Proboscidea
Family:
† Mammutidae
Genus:
† Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutiérrez, 2009
Species
L. losodokius (type)
Losodokodon is an extinct genus of large herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Mammutidae. It was first described in 2009 by David Tab Rasmussen and Mercedes Gutiérrez from fossils found in the Erageleit Formation of northwestern Kenya. Losodokodon lived during the Late Oligocene, between 27 and 24 million years ago.[1] [2] It is known from isolated molars and premolars.[3] Dental mesowear suggests a browsing diet.[4]
^ Rasmussen, D. Tab; Gutierrez, Mercedes (2009). "A mammalian fauna from the late Oligocene of northern Kenya". Palaeontographica Abteilung A . 288 (1): 7–52. doi:10.1127/pala/288/2009/1.
^ "Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 June 2016 .
^ Tassy, P. 2018. Remarks on the cranium of Eozygodon morotoensis (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the early Miocene of Africa, and the question of the monophyly of Elephantimorpha. Revue Paléobiologie, Genève, 37:593-607.
^ Saarinen, Juha; Lister, Adrian M. (2023-08-14). "Fluctuating climate and dietary innovation drove ratcheted evolution of proboscidean dental traits". Nature Ecology & Evolution . 7 (9): 1490–1502. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7.1490S. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-02151-4 . ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10482678 . PMID 37580434.
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Losodokodon is an extinct genus of large herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Mammutidae. It was first described in 2009 by David Tab Rasmussen...
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originated in Africa during the Late Oligocene, with the oldest genus Losodokodon dating to around 27.5-24 million years ago and entered Eurasia across...
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†Eritreum †Hemimastodon †Palaeomastodon †Phiomia †Mammutidae Eozygodon Losodokodon Mammut Sinomammut Zygolophodon †Choerolophodontidae Afrochoerodon Choerolophodon...
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†Eritreum †Hemimastodon †Palaeomastodon †Phiomia †Mammutidae Eozygodon Losodokodon Mammut Sinomammut Zygolophodon †Choerolophodontidae Afrochoerodon Choerolophodon...
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Elephantimorpha Tassy & Shoshani, 1997 †Family Mammutidae Hay, 1922 †Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009 †Eozygodon Tassy & Pickford, 1983 †Zygolophodon...
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Last Update: 2023-11-17T06:06:20Z
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Palaeomastodon is ancestral to mammutids. The earliest undisputed mammutid genus Losodokodon is recorded in Kenya, Africa and firmly establishes the earliest presence...
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†Eritreum †Hemimastodon †Palaeomastodon †Phiomia †Mammutidae Eozygodon Losodokodon Mammut Sinomammut Zygolophodon †Choerolophodontidae Afrochoerodon Choerolophodon...
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