''Stenobelodon'' is an extinct genus of amebelodont proboscidean from the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

of North America. The only known species was formerly considered to belong to the genus ''

Amebelodon ''Amebelodon'' is a genus of extinct proboscidean belonging to Amebelodontidae (the so-called shovel-tuskers). The most striking attribute of this animal is its lower tusks, which are narrow, elongated, and distinctly flattened with the degree o ...

'' but was distinguished in 2023 based on the short and only partially flattened lower tusks and the closer resemblance of its cheek teeth to those of '' Gomphotherium'' than to its purported close relatives. Fossils are known from Florida and Kansas.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q122915563 Amebelodontidae Miocene proboscideans Miocene mammals of North America Prehistoric placental genera Fossil taxa described in 2023