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''Stegodibelodon'' is an extinct genus of
elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...
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Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
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Miocene proboscideans Prehistoric elephants Prehistoric placental genera Miocene mammals of Africa Fossil taxa described in 1972 {{paleo-proboscidean-stub