†Mammut mirificum Leidy 1858 (mastodon)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Alternative combinations: Mastodon mirificum, Mastodon mirificus
Belongs to Mastodon according to J. Leidy 1873
See also Cope 1889 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Mammut americanum, Mammut borsoni, Mammut cosoensis, Mammut floridanum, Mammut furlongi, Mammut matthewi, Mammut pacificus, Mastodon lydekkeri, Mastodon rectus, Mastodon waringi, Mastodon maderianus, Mastodon tarijensis, Mastodon raki, Mastodon spenceri, Mastodon argentinus, Mastodon (Tetralophodon)
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at near Mount Blanco, Site 5 (Pliocene of Texas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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