Aphanobelodon Wang et al. 2017 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Full reference: S.-Q. Wang, T. Deng, J. Ye, W. He, and S.-Q. Chen. 2017. Morphological and ecological diversity of Amebelodontidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) revealed by a Miocene fossil accumulation of an upper-tuskless proboscidean. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(8):601-615

Parent taxon: Platybelodontinae according to S.-Q. Wang et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Aphanobelodon zhaoi

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Type: Aphanobelodon zhaoi

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Maerzuizigou quarry (Miocene of China)

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