Selenetherium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | †Stegodontidae |
| Genus: | †Selenetherium Mackaye, Brunet & Tassy, 2005 |
Selenetherium is an extinct genus of elephant.[1] It has been placed in the family Stegodontidae.[2]
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ 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. (eds.), Elefantentreich - Eine Fossilwelt in Europa, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archälogie Sachsen-Anhalt & Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle, pp. 340–360, retrieved 2018-05-02
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