Serbelodon
Serbelodon is an extinct genus of proboscidean. It had tusks and a trunk. It lived in North America during the Miocene Epoch, and it was closely related to Amebelodon.
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| Serbelodon sp. skeleton in Nanjing Paleontology Museum | |
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| Genus: | †Serbelodon Frick, 1933 |
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| †Serbelodon barbourensis Frick, 1933 | |
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Serbelodon burnhami was named after Frederick Russell Burnham the brother-in-law of the fossil's discoverer John C. Blick.[1]
References
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield (June 29, 1933). "Serbelodon Burnhami, a new Shovel-Tusker from California" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (639): 1–5. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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