Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Mastodon (Trilophodon) floridanus
Alternative combinations: Mastodon (Trilophodon) floridanus, Ocalientinus floridanus, Serridentinus floridanus, Trilophodon (Serridentinus) floridanus
Synonyms: Amebelodon hicksi Cook 1922, Amebelodon paladentatus Cook 1922, Amebelodon sinclairi Barbour 1930, Ocalientinus floridanus leidii Frick 1926, Trilophodon (Serridentinus) leidii Frick 1926, Trilophodon hicksi Cook 1922, Trilophodon leidii Frick 1926, Trilophodon paladentatus Cook 1922
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1886. Mastodon and Llama from Florida. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 38:11-12
Belongs to Amebelodon according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 1996
See also Barbour 1930, Barbour and Hibbard 1941, Frick 1933, Frick 1926, Hay 1902, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Leidy 1886, Leidy and Lucas 1896, Osborn 1923, Osborn 1936, Tedford et al. 1987, Turner 1975 and Voorhies 1990
Sister taxa: Amebelodon (Amebelodon), Amebelodon fricki, Amebelodon joraki
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (8: Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Texas collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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