Konobelodon Temporal range: Miocene, 15–10 Ma |
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Mandible of Konobelodon britti on display at the State Museum of Pennsylvania | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | †Gomphotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Amebelodontinae |
Genus: |
†Konobelodon Lambert, 1990 |
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Konobelodon is a genus of gomphothere from southern Europe, China, and North America.
Konobelodon was originally coined as a subgenus of Amebelodon, and was subsequently elevated to full generic rank in a 2014 re-appraisal of "Mastodon" atticus. Within Amebelodontinae, Konobelodon is closely related to Platybelodon and Torynobelodon.