''Stegolophodon'' is an extinct genus of stegodontid proboscideans, with two

tusks Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canine teeth, as with pigs and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors. Tusks share ...

and a trunk. It lived during the

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 ...

and

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Stegodon ''Stegodon'' ("roofed tooth" from the Ancient Greek words , , 'to cover', + , , 'tooth' because of the distinctive ridges on the animal's molars) is an extinct genus of proboscidean, related to elephants. It was originally assigned to the fami ...

''. Fossils have been primarily found in Asia, but some have also been reported in Africa. Stegolophodon cautleyi

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Stegodontidae Miocene proboscideans Pliocene proboscideans Prehistoric placental genera Neogene mammals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1917 {{paleo-proboscidean-stub