A new proboscidean from the late Miocene of Kenya

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A new proboscidean from the late Miocene of Kenya

  • Volume / Part: 17 / 3
  • Publication Date: October 1974
  • Page(s): 699 - 705
  • Authored By: Vincent J. Maglio

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A new species of proboscidean, Gomphotherium ngorora, is described from the Ngorora Formation which has been K/Ar dated provisionally between 9 and 12 m.y. BP. This new material helps to bridge the morphological gap between the earlier Miocene gomphotheres of Africa and early Pliocene elephants. It confirms earlier views on the origin of the family Elephantidae.

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 3 Pages 699-705



Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 3 Pages 699-705

Citations

MAGLIO, V. J. 1974. A new proboscidean from the late Miocene of Kenya. Palaeontology, 17, 3, 699–705.