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Platybelodon

genus of elephants (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q132817
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Summary

Platybelodon is a fossil taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[2]
  • Parent taxon: Amebelodontidae[3]
  • Location of discovery: Africa[4], Asia[5], Caucasus[6]
  • Taxon name: Platybelodon[7]
  • Start time: 15000000 BC[8]
  • End time: 10000000 BC[9]
  • Taxon common name: 铲齿象属[10]
  • Length: 6 m[11]
  • Height: 2.8 m[12]
  • Time period: Miocene[13]
  • Taxon author citation: Borissiak, 1928[14]

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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Location of discovery → Africa, Asia, Caucasus
    Length → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}
    Taxon rank → genus
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