Everything Dinosaur team members confirm that they will stock the recently announced Haolonggood Stegotetrabelodon pair. This prehistoric elephant figure is available in two colour schemes (grey and brown). It will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the early autumn (2026).

The Haolonggood Stegotetrabelodon pair. This model is available in two colour schemes (grey and brown).

To view the range of Haolonggood prehistoric animal figures in stock: Haolonggood Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Models.

The Haolonggood Stegotetrabelodon Pair

Scientifically described by the Italian palaeontologist Carlo Petrocchi, Stegotetrabelodon is distantly related to modern, extant elephants.  They have the typical domed skulls of modern elephants, and their eyes are located towards the front of the skull, both traits of living elephants. However, they possessed two pairs of long tusks, a pair in the upper jaws and a pair in the shortened lower jaw. These prehistoric elephants had the longest lower jaw tusks of any known proboscidean.

The Haolonggood Stegotetrabelodon shown in lateral view. This genus has the longest lower jaw tusks of any known proboscidean.

A Primitive Elephant Trackway Hints at Social Structure

Remarkable fossil trackways from the United Arab Emirates provide evidence of the behaviour of primitive elephants. Dating from the Late Miocene, around seven million years ago, the Mleisa 1 tracksite preserves the footprints of at least thirteen proboscideans of different sizes. Researchers concluded that a Stegotetrabelodon species (S. syrticus), one of three proboscideans known in the ancient ecosystem, was the most likely trackmaker. The animals appear to have travelled together as a herd. Intriguingly, another large individual crossed the herd’s route while travelling in a different direction. This animal may have been a solitary male. Therefore, the trackways suggest that Stegotetrabelodon could have exhibited social behaviour broadly comparable to that of living elephants.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s article from 2012 about these trackways: Oldest Elephant Trackway Studied.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“The Haolonggood Stegotetrabelodon pair are part of the new Ancient Witness model range.  These are the third proboscidean figures to be announced by Haolonggood following the Woolly Mammoth and the Palaeoloxodon models.”

The award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Models of Prehistoric Animals.