Progomphotherium
Extinct family of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Progomphotherium is an extinct genus of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to elephants.[1] Remains of Progomphotherium are known from Africa.[2] It was considered as a member of Amebelodontinae but was excluded from this group in 2016 due to incomplete nature of known material.[2]
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Progomphotherium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | †Amebelodontidae |
Genus: | †Progomphotherium Pickford, 2003 |
Species: | †P. maraisi |
Binomial name | |
†Progomphotherium maraisi Pickford, 2003 | |
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