steg·o·don

(stĕg′ə-dŏn′)

Any of various extinct proboscidean mammals of the genus Stegodon of the Pliocene to the Pleistocene Epochs, having long straight tusks.

[New Latin Stegodōn, genus name : Greek stegos, roof (from stegein, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots) + -odon (so called because of the distinctive ridges on its molars).]

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stegodon

(ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn) or

stegodont

(Palaeontology) any proboscidean mammal of the genus Stegodon, of Pliocene to Pleistocene times, similar to the mastodons

[C19: New Latin (literally: ridge-toothed), from Greek stegos roof, from stegein to cover + odōn tooth]

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An ancient tusk was found by scientists in Pakistan, offering clues to the history of the stegodon, an elephant-like animal that roamed over 1 million years ago.

8-foot-long stegodon tusk found in Pakistan

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Pakistan scientists 'find 1.1 million year-old Stegodon Tusk'

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