Biology:Selenotherium

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Selenotherium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Subfamily: Stegotetrabelodontinae
Genus: Selenetherium
Mackaye, Brunet & Tassy, 2005

Selenotherium is an extinct genus of elephant. It has been placed in the family Stegodontidae.[1][2]

References

  1. van der Made, Jan (2010), "The evolution of the elephants and their relatives in the context of changing climate and geography", in Höhne, D. & Schwarz, W., Elefantentreich - Eine Fossilwelt in Europa, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archälogie Sachsen-Anhalt & Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle, pp. 340–360, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260869040_The_evolution_of_the_elephants_and_their_relatives_in_the_context_of_changing_climate_and_geography, retrieved 2018-05-02 
  2. H. T. Mackaye, M. Brunet, and P. Tassy. 2005. Selenetherium kolleensis nov. gen. nov. sp.: un nouveau Proboscidea (Mammalia) dans le Pliocène tchadien. Geobios 38(6):765-777

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