1. an extinct elephant-like mammal with straight tusks that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
Usage: paleontology

Examples

• Stegodon fossils have been found throughout Asia.
• The stegodon was larger than modern elephants.
• Scientists discovered stegodon remains in Java.
• Unlike mammoths, the stegodon had relatively straight tusks.
• The stegodon became extinct around 12,000 years ago.
• Museum displays often feature stegodon skeletons alongside other prehistoric mammals.