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 arvernensis, Anancus bensonensis, Anancus brazosius, Anancus capensis, Anancus defloccatus, Anancus kazachstanensis, Anancus kenyensis, Anancus lehmanni, Anancus perimensis, Anancus petrocchii, Anancus sinensis, Anancus sivalensis

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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