que exhibía una combinación única de características primitivas y avanzadas

Altura 43 mm

reducing the weight of the skull and providing space for the jaw musculature

fue renombrado en 2001 debido a un conflicto de nomenclatura con un género de escarabajos

Its name refers to the Linhe region

Phiomia serridens Variant:Unprimed que exhibía una combinación únicaPhiomia serridens was a primitive proboscidean from the Late Oligocene, which lived approximately 3730 million years ago in North Africa, especially in what is now Egypt. It represents an intermediate evolutionary phase in the early radiation of elephantiforms, showing a combination of archaic traits and characteristics that anticipate the morphology of modern elephants. It was a medium sized animal, with a body length of approximately 2. 53 meters