Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Full reference: W. D. Lambert. 2007. New tetralophodont gomphothere material from Nebraska and its implications for the status of North American Tetralophodon. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3):676-682
Parent taxon: Gomphotheriidae according to W. D. Lambert 2007
Sister taxa: Amahuacatherium, Amebelodontinae, Anancinae, Blancotherium, Cuvieroniinae, Cuvieronius, Eubelodon, Eurybelodon, Gnathabelodon, Gomphotheriinae, Gomphotherium, Konobelodon, Masthodon, Mastodon shepardii, Mastotherium, Megabelodon, Morrillia, Pentalophodon, Rhynchotheriinae, Rhynchotherium, Rhynchotherium rectidens, Selenolophodon, Serbelodon, Sinomastodon, Stegomastodon, Synconolophus, Tetralophodon, Torynobelodon
Subtaxa: Pediolophodon campester Pediolophodon fricki
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Kepler Quarry No. 1 (Miocene of Nebraska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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