Hemimastodon
Extinct genus of mammals
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Hemimastodon ("half mastodont") is an extinct genus of proboscidean from the Late Miocene deposits of the Dera Bugti Beds in Pakistan.
| Hemimastodon Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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| Hemimastodon crepusculi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Suborder: | Elephantiformes |
| Family: | †Hemimastodontidae |
| Genus: | †Hemimastodon |
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Its phylogenetic affinity within other proboscideans is uncertain.
References
- Tassy, P. 1988. Le statut systématique de l’espèce Hemimastodon crepusculi (Pilgrim): L’éternal problème de l’homologie et de la convergence. Annales de Paléontologie 74: 115–127.
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