Stegodibelodon schneideri is an extinct primitive elephantid known only from the Djourab region of northern Chad, where fossils were unearthed at three sites in the Toros-Menalla sector in 1964 and again from 1998. It was named in 1972 by Yves Coppens from fossils found by the hydrogeologist Jean-Louis Schneider. Unlike Stegotetrabelodon it had no lower tusks and a shortened lower jaw symphysis, and each molar had at least seven lamellae, although the teeth were low crowned. It dates to the Early Pliocene, and authors disagree on whether it is a true elephant.
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Stegodibelodon schneideri is only known from the Djourab region in northern Chad
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1. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Stegodibelodon schneideri
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"is_extant": "extinct"
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"diet": "grazer, browser"
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large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk
3. Stegodibelodon (Wikipedia)
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is an extinct genus of primitive elephantid
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Stegodibelodon schneideri is only known from the Djourab region in northern Chad
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The genus Stegodibelodon and the species Stegodibelodon schneideri were described in 1972 by Yves Coppens
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is an extinct genus of primitive elephantid
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