taxonID	type	description	language	source
121287C3FF9A3718119499A368C8FD4E.taxon	description	Revised diagnosis (modified after van den Bergh 1999): A Stegoloxodon species with x 7 x or x 8 x plates on the M 2 and x 10 x or x 11 x plates on the M 3, enamel very weakly or not folded except some irregular folds at the median pillars. Cranium anteroposteriorly short and dorsoventrally high. Isthmus frontalis narrow, external nares relatively small, pneumatization of the braincase limited, orbits strongly projecting laterally. Upper tusk sockets distally diverging, separated by shallow premaxillary fossa. Functional lower tusks present in some individuals, mandibular symphysis downturned. Functional premolars present.	en	Markov, Georgi N., Saegusa, Haruo (2008): On the validity of Stegoloxodon Kretzoi, 1950 (Mammalia: Proboscidea). Zootaxa 1861: 55-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274460
