Sinomastodon Tobien et al. 1986 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Parent taxon: Gomphotheriidae according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 2005

See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Shoshani and Tassy 1996

Sister taxa: Amahuacatherium, Amebelodontinae, Anancinae, Blancotherium, Cuvieroniinae, Cuvieronius, Eubelodon, Eurybelodon, Gnathabelodon, Gomphotheriinae, Gomphotherium, Konobelodon, Masthodon, Mastodon shepardii, Mastotherium, Megabelodon, Morrillia, Pediolophodon, Pentalophodon, Rhynchotheriinae, Rhynchotherium, Rhynchotherium rectidens, Selenolophodon, Serbelodon, Stegomastodon, Synconolophus, Tetralophodon, Torynobelodon

Subtaxa: Sinomastodon bumiajuensis Sinomastodon yangziensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (2 collections), Indonesia (2)

• Miocene of China (1), Thailand (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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