Not to be confused with the extinct metatherian family Stagodontidae.
Stegodontidae is an extinct family of proboscideans from Africa and Asia (with a single occurrence in Europe) from the Early Miocene (at least 17.3 million years ago[1]) to the Late Pleistocene.[2] It contains two genera, the earlier Stegolophodon, known from the Miocene of Asia and the later Stegodon, from the Late Miocene to Late Pleistocene of Africa and Asia (with a single occurrence in Greece) which is thought to have evolved from the former. The group is noted for their plate-like lophs on their teeth, which are similar to elephants and different from those of other extinct proboscideans like gomphotheres and mammutids, with both groups having a proal jaw movement utilizing forward strokes of the lower jaw. These similarities with modern elephants were probably convergently evolved.[1] Like elephantids, stegodontids are thought to have evolved from gomphothere ancestors.[3]
Stegodontidae was named by Osborn (1918). It was assigned to Mammutoidea by Carroll (1988); to Elephantoidea by Lambert and Shoshani (1998); and to Elephantoidea by Shoshani et al. (2006).[4][5] While Stegodon was historically considered an elephant, this is now largely rejected, with the similarities considered to be convergent.[1]
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^ abcSaegusa, Haruo (March 2020). "Stegodontidae and Anancus: Keys to understanding dental evolution in Elephantidae". Quaternary Science Reviews. 231: 106176. Bibcode:2020QSRv..23106176S. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106176. S2CID 214094348.
^Turvey, Samuel T.; Tong, Haowen; Stuart, Anthony J.; Lister, Adrian M. (2013). "Holocene survival of Late Pleistocene megafauna in China: A critical review of the evidence". Quaternary Science Reviews. 76: 156–166. Bibcode:2013QSRv...76..156T. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.030.
^Wu, Yan; Deng, Tao; Hu, Yaowu; Ma, Jiao; Zhou, Xinying; Mao, Limi; Zhang, Hanwen; Ye, Jie; Wang, Shi-Qi (2018-05-16). "A grazing Gomphotherium in Middle Miocene Central Asia, 10 million years prior to the origin of the Elephantidae". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 7640. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.7640W. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25909-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC5956065. PMID 29769581.
^R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
^J. Shoshani, R. C. Walter, M. Abraha, S. Berhe, P. Tassy, W. J. Sanders, G. H. Marchant, Y. Libsekal, T. Ghirmai and D. Zinner. 2006. A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a "missing link" between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(46)
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stegodontidae, confused, with, extinct, metatherian, family, stagodontidae, extinct, family, proboscideans, from, africa, asia, with, single, occurrence, europe, from, early, miocene, least, million, years, late, pleistocene, contains, genera, earlier, stegolo. Not to be confused with the extinct metatherian family Stagodontidae Stegodontidae is an extinct family of proboscideans from Africa and Asia with a single occurrence in Europe from the Early Miocene at least 17 3 million years ago 1 to the Late Pleistocene 2 It contains two genera the earlier Stegolophodon known from the Miocene of Asia and the later Stegodon from the Late Miocene to Late Pleistocene of Africa and Asia with a single occurrence in Greece which is thought to have evolved from the former The group is noted for their plate like lophs on their teeth which are similar to elephants and different from those of other extinct proboscideans like gomphotheres and mammutids with both groups having a proal jaw movement utilizing forward strokes of the lower jaw These similarities with modern elephants were probably convergently evolved 1 Like elephantids stegodontids are thought to have evolved from gomphothere ancestors 3 StegodontidaeTemporal range Miocene Late Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NStegolophodon cautleyiStegodon hunghoensisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ProboscideaSuperfamily ElephantoideaFamily StegodontidaeOsborn 1918Genera Stegodon StegolophodonTaxonomy editStegodontidae was named by Osborn 1918 It was assigned to Mammutoidea by Carroll 1988 to Elephantoidea by Lambert and Shoshani 1998 and to Elephantoidea by Shoshani et al 2006 4 5 While Stegodon was historically considered an elephant this is now largely rejected with the similarities considered to be convergent 1 References edit a b c Saegusa Haruo March 2020 Stegodontidae and Anancus Keys to understanding dental evolution in Elephantidae Quaternary Science Reviews 231 106176 Bibcode 2020QSRv 23106176S doi 10 1016 j quascirev 2020 106176 S2CID 214094348 Turvey Samuel T Tong Haowen Stuart Anthony J Lister Adrian M 2013 Holocene survival of Late Pleistocene megafauna in China A critical review of the evidence Quaternary Science Reviews 76 156 166 Bibcode 2013QSRv 76 156T doi 10 1016 j quascirev 2013 06 030 Wu Yan Deng Tao Hu Yaowu Ma Jiao Zhou Xinying Mao Limi Zhang Hanwen Ye Jie Wang Shi Qi 2018 05 16 A grazing Gomphotherium in Middle Miocene Central Asia 10 million years prior to the origin of the Elephantidae Scientific Reports 8 1 7640 Bibcode 2018NatSR 8 7640W doi 10 1038 s41598 018 25909 4 ISSN 2045 2322 PMC 5956065 PMID 29769581 R L Carroll 1988 Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution W H Freeman and Company New York 1 698 J Shoshani R C Walter M Abraha S Berhe P Tassy W J Sanders G H Marchant Y Libsekal T Ghirmai and D Zinner 2006 A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea a missing link between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha and biogeographic implications Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 46 nbsp This article about a prehistoric proboscidean is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stegodontidae amp oldid 1186140953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
