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Mastotherium

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mastotherium was named by Fischer (1814).

It was assigned to Gomphotheriidae by Fischer (1814).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Mastotherium Fischer

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusMastotheriumFischer 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.

G. †Mastotherium Fischer 1814
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Mastodon andium (142016)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador Cuvieronius andium (22734)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Nicaragua Mastodon andium (86959)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Mastodon andium (71584)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Cautin) Dibelodon andium (145181)