Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegodon : Stegodon kaisensis |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Stegodon : Stegodon kaisensis |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Stegodon |
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Scientific Name | Stegodon kaisensis Hopwood, 1939 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Stegodon kaisensis | species | belongs to Stegodon | stated with evidence | Hopwood, 1939 | Stegodon kaisensis | species | belongs to Stegodon | stated without evidence | Sanders, 1999 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 0.01 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | grazer, browser (based on Elephantidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. J. Sanders. 1999. Oldest record of Stegodon (Mammalia: Proboscidea). 19(4):793-797 |
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