Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combination: Gomphotherium calvertensis
Full reference: C. L. Gazin and R. L. Collins. 1950. Remains of land mammals from the Miocene of the Miocene of the Chesapeake Bay Region. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 116(2):1-21
Belongs to Gomphotherium according to R. E. Eshelman et al. 2026
See also Gazin and Collins 1950, Madden and Storer 1985 and Tobien 1973
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium annectens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium browni, 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, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon osborni, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon olisiponense, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon barstonis, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Serridentinus gobiensis, Tetrabelodon angustidens
Type specimen: USNM 13764. Its type locality is Governor Run, north of, Zone 13, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Maryland, Virginia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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