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Gomphotherium angustidens

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Gomphotherium angustidens was named by Burmeister (1837).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. subtapiroideum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister
2005Gomphotherium angustidens Shoshani and Tassy p. 7 figs. Table 1
2010Gomphotherium angustidens Sanders et al. p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusGomphotheriumBurmeister 1837
speciesangustidensBurmeister 1837

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:16:35
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:16:35
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Messinian or 16.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Platybelodon kisumensis (70808)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany Gomphotherium angustidens (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Egypt Gomphotherium angustidens (123296)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Gomphotherium angustidens (136269)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333North Macedonia Gomphotherium angustidens (197463)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) Gomphotherium angustidens (40716)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (49102 69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Gomphotherium angustidens (122454)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Trilophodon angustidens (32074 32075)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Gomphotherium angustidens (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Gomphotherium angustidens (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Gomphotherium angustidens (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Gomphotherium angustidens (69099)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Germany Gomphotherium angustidens (70364)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Gomphotherium angustidens (45604 45613)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Gomphotherium angustidens (34615)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Gomphotherium angustidens (148396)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Gomphotherium angustidens (32071 32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Zürich) Gomphotherium angustidens (46225 46236)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Portugal (Região Centro) Gomphotherium angustidens (136322 136334)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria Gomphotherium angustidens (51002)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) Gomphotherium angustidens (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Spain Gomphotherium angustidens (187347)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Gomphotherium angustidens (42588 42595)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Trilophodon angustidens (32076)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Saudi Arabia Gomphotherium angustidens (41818)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) Gomphotherium angustidens (197672 197673 197674)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France (Gers) Gomphotherium angustidens (143472)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Gomphotherium angustidens (31775)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Gomphotherium angustidens (142149)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Gomphotherium angustidens (45611)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Italy (Aulia) Gomphotherium angustidens (215201)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) Gomphotherium angustidens (35277)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Gomphotherium angustidens (70806)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Ukraine (Crimea) Gomphotherium angustidens (85514)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Czechia Gomphotherium angustidens (34581)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye Gomphotherium angustidens (56563)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bulgaria Gomphotherium angustidens (215636)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania Trilophodon angustidens (35125)