Serridentinus mongoliensis Osborn 1924 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1924. Serridentinus and Baluchitherium, Loh Formation, Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 148:1-5

Belongs to Serridentinus according to H. F. Osborn 1924

Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium ngorora, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium shensiensis, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium wimani, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon barstonis, Trilophodon osborni, Trobelodon taoensis, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus gobiensis, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii

Type specimen: AMNH 19152, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Loh, near camp, which is in a Miocene terrestrial claystone in the Loh Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Loh, near camp

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