Mammal
Stegodon
Its name means "roofed tooth", in reference to the shape of its teeth.
Stegodon's teeth had ridges which gave rise to its name.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Stegodon 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 / Quaternary
- Group
- Stegodontidae
- Stegodontids
- Fossil locations
- China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Stegodon
It was an extinct elephant relative with ridges across its molars. Fossils range from the late Miocene to the Pleistocene, across large parts of Asia and also Africa.
Its name means “roofed tooth,” referring to the shape of its teeth. Molars are particularly useful when comparing proboscideans. These animals are distinguished by more than size or tusks: the mouth preserves important clues to their history.
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.Sources & text credits
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- Stegodontidae
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