Konobelodon

Ko-no-bel-o-don.
By Emerson Winslow
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Winslow, E. (2014, June 13). Konobelodon. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/konobelodon/

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Name

Konobelodon.

Phonetic

Ko-no-bel-o-don.

Named By

W.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬1990.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Amebelodontidae,‭ ‬Amebelodontinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬britti‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China.‭ ‬Europe.‭ ‬North America.

Time Period

Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Konobelodon is a genus of amebelodont that lived across much of the world during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Rediagnosis of the Genus Amebelodon‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Gomphotheriidae‭)‬,‭ ‬with a New Subgenus and Species,‭ ‬Amebelodon‭ (‬Konobelodon‭) ‬britti.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬64‭(‬6‭)‬:1032-1040.‭ ‬-‭ ‬W.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬1990. -‭ ‬The Eurasian occurrence of the shovel-tusker Konobelodon‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Proboscidea‭) ‬as illuminated by its presence in the late Miocene of Pikermi‭ (‬Greece‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬34:‭ ‬1437‭–‬53.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Konidaris,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Roussiakis,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Theodorou‭ & ‬G.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Koufos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014. -‭ ‬A new species of the tetralophodont amebelodontine Konobelodon Lambert,‭ ‬1990‭ (‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Mammalia‭) ‬from the Late Miocene of China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geodiversitas.‭ ‬38‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬65‭–‬97.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Shi,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬He,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Chen‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Yang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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