Platybelodon
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| phylum | Chordata | Platybelodon ("flat-spear tusk") was a genus of large herbivorous mammal related to the elephant (order Proboscidea). It lived during the Miocene Epoch, about 15-4 million years ago, and ranged over Africa, Europe, Asia and North America. Although it thrived during its time, it did not survive past the Miocene.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Proboscidea | |
| family | †Gomphotheriidae | |
| genus | †Platybelodon | |
| Temporal range | Miocene |
