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Mastotherium hyodon

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mastotherium hyodon was named by Fischer (1814) [mastodonte de cordilleres (by Cuvier, 1806)]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Cisneros (2005); it was recombined as Cuvieronius hyodon by Marshall and Sempere (1991), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Christiansen (2007), Lucas (2008), Mothé et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Dibelodon andium Cuvier
1805Mastodon andium Cuvier
1805Mastodon humboldtii Cuvier
1814Mastotherium hyodon Fischer
1822Mastodon cordillerarum Desmarest
1844Mastodon australis Owen
1873Mastodon andium Leidy p. 231
1884Tetrabelodon andium Cope
1886Mastodon cordillerum Lydekker
1889Dibelodon humboldtii Cope p. 195
1893Dibelodon humboldtii Cope p. 60
1893Mastodon bolivianus Philippi figs. Fig. 2
1902Mammut humboldii Hay p. 710
1926Mastodon andium Oliver Schneider p. 150
1933Cuvieronius humboldti Frick p. 629
1991Cuvieronius hyodon Marshall and Sempere
1996Cuvieronius hyodon Shoshani and Tassy
2007Cuvieronius hyodon Christiansen p. 425
2008Cuvieronius hyodon Lucas
2016Cuvieronius hyodon Mothé et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusMastotheriumFischer 1814
specieshyodonFischer 1814

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.

Mastotherium hyodon Fischer 1814
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Invalid names: Mastodon andium Cuvier 1805 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Molar N.o 1 height1200.0
Molar N.o 2 height1180.0
Molar N.o 3 height1100.0
Molar N.o 4 height1100.0
Trozos de defensa diameter1140.0

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:21:50
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:21:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Lambert and Shoshani 1998

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Mastodon andium (142016)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Cautin) Dibelodon andium (145181)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Nicaragua Mastodon andium (86959)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Mastodon andium (71584)