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Aphanobelodon

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy

Species
A. zhaoi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Aphanobelodon Wang et al. p. 604 figs. Figs. 4-5

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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
subfamilyAmebelodontinae
subfamilyPlatybelodontinae
genusAphanobelodon

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.

G. †Aphanobelodon Wang et al. 2017
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Aphanobelodon zhaoi Wang et al. 2017
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S.-Q. Wang et al. 2017Upper permanent tusks always absent in every ontogenetic age and both sexes. Rostrum slender, elongated. Mandible extremely elongated and expanded in the distal part; lower tusks flattened as in Platybelodon, however with internal concentric lamination; Dp4, M1, and M2 bunodont and trilophodont; molars with incipient secondary trefoils, incipient pseudo-anancoidy, strong choerodonty and heavy cementodonty.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82China A. zhaoi (13406)