Notiomastodon
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†Notiomastodon
Cabrera, 1929
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Notiomastodon is an extinct genus of proboscidean[1] endemic to South America[2] during the Pleistocene from 1.810 Ma—780,000 years ago, living for approximately 1.019 million years.[3]
Description
Notiomastodon platensis is known from MECN 82, a 35-year-old male that was 252 centimetres (99 in) tall and weighed 4.4 tonnes (4.3 long tons; 4.9 short tons).[4] It had two tusks on either side of a trunk like other members of Gomphotheriidae. Its apparent range was the central to southern continent with fossils recovered in Tarija Province, Bolivia.[5] It would have probably shared its habitat with Haplomastodon based on genus age of existence and geography.
Paleobiology
Their diet consisted mainly of C3 and C4 grass.[6]
Taxonomy
Notiomastodon was named by Cabrera (1929). It is not extant. It was assigned to Gomphotheriidae by Carroll (1988).
References
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- ↑ Paleobiology database: Notiomastodon basic info
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- ↑ L. G. Marshall and T. Sempere. 1991. The Eocene to Pleistocene vertebrates of Bolivia and their stratigraphic context: a review. Fósiles y Facies de Bolivia - Vol. 1 Vertebrados (Revista Ténica de YPFB) 12(3-4):631-652
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