Stegodibelodon is an extinct genus of primitive elephantid known from the Early Pliocene of Africa, and only from the Djourab region of northern Chad, where the hydrogeologist Jean-Louis Schneider found its fossils in 1964. It differs from the most primitive elephantid Stegotetrabelodon by having no lower tusks and a shortened lower jaw symphysis, and its low crowned molars carry at least seven lamellae. The genus and its species Stegodibelodon schneideri were described in 1972 by Yves Coppens. It is not well known, and authors differ on whether it is a true elephant.
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Djourab region of northern Chad
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1. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Stegodibelodon
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, rank
"taxon_rank": "genus"
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Taxon record, first appearance interval
"early_interval": "Tortonian"
Taxon record, taxon size
"taxon_size": 2
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Lead and species accounts, distribution
Djourab region of northern Chad
Child Taxon Of: Elephantidae, Lead, family
is an extinct genus of primitive elephantid
In Group: Other Mammal Genera, Lead, kind of animal
is an extinct genus of primitive elephantid
Parent Taxon Of: Stegodibelodon schneideri, Species list
The genus Stegodibelodon and the species Stegodibelodon schneideri were described in 1972 by Yves Coppens
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