Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combination: Trilophodon olisiponensis
Belongs to Trilophodon according to Zbyszewski 1949
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium annectens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium browni, Gomphotherium calvertense, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium euhypodon, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium inopinatum, Gomphotherium metachinjiensis, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium ngorora, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium subtapiroideum, Gomphotherium wimani, Trobelodon taoensis, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus floridanus, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon barstonis, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon osborni
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Malta (1 collection), Portugal (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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