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472 / Cenozoic
Notiomastodon
Notiomastodon platensis
A flexible proboscidean crossed many habitats and ate mixed vegetation.
- Time range
- About 2.5 million–11,000 years ago
- Final stage
- End of the Pleistocene
- Geographic range
- Grassland, woodland and wetland · South America
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Notiomastodon?
Notiomastodon (Notiomastodon platensis) was an extinct organism known from About 2.5 million–11,000 years ago, with a range in Grassland, woodland and wetland · South America.
Life and ecology
Herds moved between water sources and consumed grass, leaves and fruit.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Notiomastodon disappear?
Postglacial climate change and hunting may have combined.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Notiomastodon?
Skeletons, isotopes, dung and butchery evidence record diet and final history.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS