Anancus orarius Hay 1926 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1926. A collection of Pleistocene vertebrates from southwestern Texas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 68(2625):1-18

Belongs to Anancus according to O. P. Hay 1926

Sister taxa: Anancus alexeevae, Anancus arvernensis, Anancus bensonensis, Anancus brazosius, Anancus capensis, Anancus defloccatus, Anancus kazachstanensis, Anancus kazachstanicus, Anancus kenyensis, Anancus lehmanni, Anancus perimensis, Anancus petrocchii, Anancus sinensis, Anancus sivalensis, Anancus ultimus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Aransas River, near Sinton, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial sandstone in Texas

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Aransas River, near Sinton

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