Sinomastodon

Sy-no-mas-to-don.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2015, January 1). Sinomastodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sinomastodon/

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Name

Sinomastodon ‭(‬Chinese mastodon‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sy-no-mas-to-don.

Named By

H.‭ ‬Tobien,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Chen‭ & ‬Y.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Gomphotheriidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬intermedius‭

Size

Depending upon species,‭ ‬body length between‭ ‬3.6‭ ‬and‭ ‬5.3‭ ‬meters.

Known locations

China.‭ ‬Indonesia.‭ ‬Japan.

Time Period

Late Miocene to early Pleistocene.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial remains of numerous individuals.

In Depth

       Sinomastodon is a genus of elephant that lived in Asia between the Miocene and early Pleistocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Mastodons‭ (‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Mammalia‭) ‬from the LateNeogene and Early Pleistocene of the People’s Republic of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬HistoricalAccount.‭ ‬Mainzer geowiss,‭ ‬mitt.,‭ ‬15,‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬119‭–‬181.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Tobien,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Chen‭ & ‬Y.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986. -‭ ‬The Dance of Tusks:‭ ‬Rediscovery of Lower Incisors in the Pan-American Proboscidean Cuvieronius hyodon Revises Incisor Evolution in Elephantimorpha.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLOS ONE.‭ ‬11‭ (‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dimila Moth�,‭ ‬Marco P.‭ ‬Ferretti‭ & ‬Leonardo S.‭ ‬Avilla‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016. -‭ ‬An examination of feeding ecology in Pleistocene proboscideans from southern China‭ (‬Sinomastodon,‭ ‬Stegodon,‭ ‬Elephas‭)‬,‭ ‬by means of dental microwear texture analysis.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quaternary International.‭ ‬445:‭ ‬60‭–‬70.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hanwen Zhang,‭ ‬Yuan Wang,‭ ‬Christine M.‭ ‬Janis,‭ ‬Robert H.‭ ‬Goodall‭ & ‬mark A.‭ ‬Purnell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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