Choerolophodon

Choerolophodon is an extinct genus of proboscid which lived during the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa.
Taxonomy.
Numerous species of "Choerolophodon" are known: "C. pentelicus", "C. anatolicus" and "C. chioticus" from SE Europe (Turkey (Yamula Dam in Kayseri), Greece, Bulgaria) and the Middle East, "C. palaeindicus" and "C. corrugatus" from the Indian subcontinent, "C. guangheensis" from China, and "C. ngorora" and "C. zaltaniensis" from Africa. The name "Choerolophodon" was erected for ""Mastodon" pentelicus" from Greece by Schlesinger (1917) based on the discovery of new material from the "pentelicus" type locality.
Distribution.
Fossils of "Choerolophodon" have been found in Africa, SE Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and China.