Phiomia Phiomia
Phiomia
Phiomia

Phiomia

Phiomia (Phiomia serridens (Andrews & Beadnell, 1902)

 

Order: Proboscidea

Family: †Phiomiidae

Dimensions: length - 5 m, height - 2,5, weight - 2000 - 3500 kg

Temporal range: during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene some 37-30 million years ago (Africa)

A typical representative: Phiomia serridens

 

Phiomia is an extinct genus of basal proboscid that lived in what is now Northern Africa during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene some 37-30 million years ago. "Phiomia serridens" means "saw-toothed animal of Faiyum". Phiomia was around 2.5 metres high, and vaguely resembled a modern elephant, although, based on the shape of its nasal bones, it had only a very short trunk. It had short tusks on the upper jaw and also short shovel-like tusks on the lower jaw that were most likely used for gathering food. These were similar to those of the Miocene Platybelodon, Archaeobelodon, and Amebelodon, but considerably smaller. The tusks in the upper jaw may have been used in defence, or scraping bark off trees.

Eocene phiomia elephants proboscidea Oligocene Africa
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Phiomia (Phiomia serridens (Andrews & Beadnell, 1902)

 

Order: Proboscidea

Family: †Phiomiidae

Dimensions: length - 5 m, height - 2,5, weight - 2000 - 3500 kg

Temporal range: during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene some 37-30 million years ago (Africa)

A typical representative: Phiomia serridens

 

Phiomia is an extinct genus of basal proboscid that lived in what is now Northern Africa during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene some 37-30 million years ago. "Phiomia serridens" means "saw-toothed animal of Faiyum". Phiomia was around 2.5 metres high, and vaguely resembled a modern elephant, although, based on the shape of its nasal bones, it had only a very short trunk. It had short tusks on the upper jaw and also short shovel-like tusks on the lower jaw that were most likely used for gathering food. These were similar to those of the Miocene Platybelodon, Archaeobelodon, and Amebelodon, but considerably smaller. The tusks in the upper jaw may have been used in defence, or scraping bark off trees.

Eocene phiomia elephants proboscidea Oligocene Africa
Відгуки (5):
rom
02.11.2018
Судя по всему гнезда.
Amphicyon
02.11.2018
А что там на сухом дереве справа?
rom
30.10.2018
Митрич, спасибо за комментарии.Я их все очень внимательно читаю и наматываю на ус). Многие реконструкции я постепенно переделываю, так что мысли и пожелания вместе с конструктивной критикой, будут учтены. Еще раз спасибо за обратную связь!
Митрич
23.10.2018
А это прямой предок платибелодона или нет?
Ранний СЛОНОПОТАМ? Просто сходство прослеживается, хотя и не такое ярко выраженное. Натуралистично!
Ben
14.09.2018
Hello, Roman:)! I really like your Phiomia, it's very realistic! Keep up the good work, you're very talented:)! I want to ask you if you could represent the following animals (if you have time, don't worry;)): Gazella borbonica, Soergelia, Equus altidens and Dmanisibos. Bye and good job:D!