Palaeomastodontidae

Palaeomastodon Temporal range: Late Eocene–Early Oligocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
P. beadnelli skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Eutheria
Superorder:	Afrotheria
Order:	Proboscidea Illiger, 1811
Family:	†Palaeomastodontidae
Genus:	†Palaeomastodon

Palaeomastodon an extinct genus of Proboscidea. Palaeomastodon fossils have been found in Africa, lived some 36-35 million years ago. They are believed to be the ancestors of elephants or mastodons.

Palaeomastodon had tusks, both upper and lower, and it had a trunk. It was about 2.2 meters tall at the shoulder and weighed about 2.5 tonnes. The lower tusks were flat rather than pointed cones, and were probably used to scoop plants from swampy water.

Paleomastodon, http://www.elephant.se/palaeomastodon.php?open=Extinct%20Proboscidea