Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combination: Choerolophodon ngorora
Belongs to Gomphotherium according to Maglio 1974
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium shensiensis, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium wimani, Tatabelodon gregorii, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Trobelodon taoensis, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon barstonis, Trilophodon osborni, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus mongoliensis
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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