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, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus floridanus, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon olisiponense, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon barstonis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trobelodon taoensis
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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