Losodokodon

Losodokodon is an extinct genus of large herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Mammutidae. It was first described in 2009 by David Tab Rasmussen and Mercedes Gutiérrez from fossils found in the Erageleit Formation of northwestern Kenya. Losodokodon lived during the Late Oligocene, between 27 and 24 million years ago.^[1][2] It is known from isolated molars and premolars.^[3] Dental mesowear suggests a browsing diet.^[4]

Losodokodon Temporal range: Late Oligocene ~27–24 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Proboscidea
Family:	†Mammutidae
Genus:	†Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutiérrez, 2009
Species
L. losodokius (type)

References

1. Rasmussen, D. Tab; Gutierrez, Mercedes (2009). "A mammalian fauna from the late Oligocene of northern Kenya". Palaeontographica Abteilung A. 288 (1): 7–52. doi:10.1127/pala/288/2009/1.
2. "Losodokodon Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
3. Tassy, P. 2018. Remarks on the cranium of Eozygodon morotoensis (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the early Miocene of Africa, and the question of the monophyly of Elephantimorpha. Revue Paléobiologie, Genève, 37:593-607.
4. Saarinen, Juha; Lister, Adrian M. (2023-08-14). "Fluctuating climate and dietary innovation drove ratcheted evolution of proboscidean dental traits". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7 (9): 1490–1502. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7.1490S. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-02151-4. ISSN 2397-334X. PMC 10482678. PMID 37580434.