Stegotetrabelodon fossil map
Where fossils of Stegotetrabelodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Elephantidae |
| Named by | Petrocchi 1941 |
| Fossil records | 52 occurrences at 14 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Libya, Italy, Tanzania |
| Rock formations | Adu-Asa, Nawata and Nachukui, Lukeino, Oluka, Kakara, Sahabi |
About Stegotetrabelodon
Stegotetrabelodon (from Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos), meaning "roof", τετρα- (tetra-), meaning "four", βέλος (bélos), meaning "arrow", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth") is an extinct genus of primitive elephantids from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Italy. It is the earliest and most primitive member of the family, notably retaining long lower tusks, which are the longest known of any proboscidean.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stegotetrabelodon (revision 1369795847), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q310824.
