Mammal
Amebelodon
Its lower tusks were long, flat and shaped like shovels.
Amebelodon’s lower tusks were long and flattened, with a shovel-like outline.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Amebelodon at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Neogene
- Group
- Amebelodontidae
- Amebelodontids
- Fossil locations
- North America
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Amebelodon
It was a North American proboscidean from the group of amebelodontids. Several species formerly attributed to it have been moved to Konobelodon, so historical reconstructions do not always represent the same genus.
Several species previously included in the genus were transferred to another. That is why it is advisable to check which fossil represents an older reconstruction before attributing all its characteristics to it.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Several species previously included in the genus were transferred to another. That is why it is advisable to check which fossil represents an older reconstruction before attributing all its characteristics to it.
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- Amebelodon
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- Amebelodon
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- Amebelodontidae
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