†Aphanobelodon zhaoi Wang et al. 2017 (gomphothere)
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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
Belongs to Aphanobelodon according to S.-Q. Wang et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: HMV1880, a skull. Its type locality is Maerzuizigou quarry, which is in a Langhian terrestrial horizon in the Zhangenbao Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Maerzuizigou quarry
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