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†Gomphotherium metachinjiensis Osborn 1929 (gomphothere)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Alternative combination: Serridentinus metachinjiensis

Belongs to Gomphotherium according to H. Tobien 1972

See also Duangkrayom et al. 2017 and Osborn 1929

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 nebrascensis, Gomphotherium ngorora, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium subtapiroideum, Gomphotherium wimani, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus floridanus, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon olisiponense, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon barstonis, Trobelodon taoensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Tatabelodon riograndensis

Type specimen: AMNH 19414, a mandible (right hemimandible with m2 and m3)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gomphotherium metachinjiensis in the database

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