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 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, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Trobelodon taoensis, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon olisiponense, Trilophodon yangziensis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon barstonis, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii
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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