Anancus bensonensis Gidley 1926 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Alternative combinations: Cordillerion bensonensis, Cuvieronius bensonensis

Belongs to Anancus according to C. Frick 1933

See also Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Shoshani and Tassy 1996

Sister taxa: Anancus arvernensis, Anancus brazosius, Anancus capensis, Anancus defloccatus, Anancus kazachstanensis, Anancus kenyensis, Anancus lehmanni, Anancus orarius, Anancus perimensis, Anancus petrocchii, Anancus sinensis, Anancus sivalensis

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anancus bensonensis in the database

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