''Eurybelodon'' is an extinct

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of proboscidean in the family Amebelodontidae.

Taxonomy

The

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, a partial upper tusk, was described from Black Butte in western Oregon in 1963. It was originally assigned to the genus '' Platybelodon'', but was reclassified as a distinct genus after a 2016 analysis revealed key morphological differences between it and other amebelodontids. Though it was originally classified in the family Gomphotheriidae with ''Platybelodon'' and '' Amebelodon'', it was moved when the subfamily Amebelodontinae was elevated to a distinct family. The genus name comes from the

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''eury'', which means broad, and ''belodon'', meaning front tooth. The specific name of the type species is dedicated to Jeheskel Shoshani, who made significant contributions to proboscidean research.

References

Amebelodontidae Miocene proboscideans Miocene mammals of North America Prehistoric placental genera Fossil taxa described in 2016 {{paleo-mammal-stub