Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combination: Choerolophodon ngorora
Belongs to Gomphotherium according to Maglio 1974
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium annectens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium browni, Gomphotherium calvertense, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium euhypodon, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium inopinatum, Gomphotherium metachinjiensis, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium subtapiroideum, Gomphotherium wimani, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon olisiponense, Trilophodon barstonis, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Trobelodon taoensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus filholi
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at loc. 2/49A (Miocene of Kenya)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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