Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Belongs to Gomphotherium according to Z. Qiu et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium annectens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium browni, 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, Trilophodon osborni, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon barstonis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon olisiponense, Tetrabelodon angustidens, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus lusitanicus, Serridentinus gobiensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus chinjiensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Tatabelodon riograndensis, Trobelodon taoensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Diagou (Miocene of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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