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'''''Phiomia serridens''''' is an extinct species of basal proboscid that lived in what is now Eastern [[Africa]] during the Late [[Eocene]] to Early [[Oligocene]] some 36-35 million years ago. Its name means "Saw-toothed [animal] of [[Faiyum Governorate|Faiyum]]". |
'''''Phiomia serridens''''' is an extinct species of basal proboscid that lived in what is now Eastern [[Africa]] during the Late [[Eocene]] to Early [[Oligocene]] some 36-35 million years ago. Its name means "Saw-toothed [animal] of [[Faiyum Governorate|Faiyum]]". |
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[[Image:Phiomia.JPG|thumb|left|Alternate view of skull]] |
[[Image:Phiomia.JPG|thumb|left|Alternate view of skull]] |
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The 2.5 metre (8 ft) tall animal vaguely resembled a modern [[elephant]], but had a much shorter trunk (based on the shape of its [[nose|nasal]] [[bone]]s), short tusks on the upper [[jaw]] and also short [[shovel]]-like tusks on the lower jaw that were most likely used for gathering food. These were similar to those of the [[Miocene]] ''[[Platybelodon]]'' and ''[[Amebelodon]]'', but smaller. Some scientists believe that the shorter tusks in its upper jaw may have been used as weapons.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
The 2.5 metre (8 ft) tall animal vaguely resembled a modern [[elephant]], but had a much shorter trunk (based on the shape of its [[nose|nasal]] [[bone]]s), short tusks on the upper [[jaw]] and also short [[shovel]]-like tusks on the lower jaw that were most likely used for gathering food. These were similar to those of the [[Miocene]] ''[[Platybelodon]]'', ''[[Archaeobelodon]]'', and ''[[Amebelodon]]'', but smaller. Some scientists believe that the shorter tusks in its upper jaw may have been used as weapons.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
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Phiomia serridens is an extinct species of basal proboscid that lived in what is now Eastern Africa during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene some 36-35 million years ago. Its name means "Saw-toothed [animal] of Faiyum".
The 2.5 metre (8 ft) tall animal vaguely resembled a modern elephant, but had a much shorter trunk (based on the shape of its nasal bones), short tusks on the upper jaw and also short shovel-like tusks on the lower jaw that were most likely used for gathering food. These were similar to those of the Miocene Platybelodon, Archaeobelodon, and Amebelodon, but smaller. Some scientists believe that the shorter tusks in its upper jaw may have been used as weapons.[citation needed]
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