Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Full reference: Y. Wang, C. Jin, and J.I. Mead. 2014. New remains of Sinomastodon yangziensis (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) from Sanhe karst Cave, with discussion on the evolution of Pleistocene Sinomastodon in South China. Quaternary International 339-340:90-96
Belongs to Trilophodon according to Chow 1959
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium ngorora, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium shensiensis, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium wimani, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Trobelodon taoensis, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus gobiensis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon barstonis, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trilophodon yangziensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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