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A New <i>Stegolophodon</i> (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the Irrawaddy Formation of Myanmar
Department of Geology, West Yangon University, Yangon, Myanmar
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Open Journal of Geology·Volume 10 (2020)·Pages 863–873·Published 6 August 2020·DOI10.4236/ojg.2020.108039
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Abstract
The new fossil teeth of Stegolophodon (Proboscidea, Mammalia) were discovered from the terrestrial sediments of the Irrawaddy Formation, in Kyauksaungsan and Tebingan areas, Magway Region, central Myanmar. A new Stegolophodon species is established in this paper. Stegolophodon iravaticus shares the characters of the advanced Stegolophodon and the primitive Stegodon . The M 3 of S. iravaticus is related to that of the molar of Sand Pit in Tha Chang, Thailand and that of from Dhedari, Pakistan which is included in the Stegolophodon group 6 of Saegusa et al. (2005).
Keywords<i>Stegolophodon iravaticus</i>Irrawaddy FormationMagway RegionMyanmar
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