Stegoloxodon Temporal range:
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Tusk of Stegoloxodon celebensis from Sangihe, North Sulawesi, on display in the Bandung Geological Museum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | Elephantidae |
Genus: | †Stegoloxodon Kretzoi, 1950 |
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Stegoloxodon is an extinct genus of dwarf elephant known from the Early Pleistocene of Indonesia. It contains two species, S. indonesicus from Java, and S. celebensis from Sulawesi. Its relationship with other elephants is uncertain.