Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Synonym: Rhynchotherium browni Osborn 1936
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1923. New subfamily, generic, and specific stages in the evolution of the Proboscidea. American Museum Novitates 99
Belongs to Rhynchotherium according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 1996
See also Albright et al. 2019, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Miller 1990 and Osborn 1923
Sister taxa: Rhynchotherium anguirvale, Rhynchotherium blicki, Rhynchotherium euhyphodon, Rhynchotherium francisi, Rhynchotherium praecursor, Rhynchotherium simpsoni, Aybelodon hondurensis
Type specimens:
- Rhynchotherium falconeri: Amer. Mus. Cope Coll. 8532, a mandible.
- Rhynchotherium browni:
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: Arizona, New Mexico)
• Pliocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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