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Aybelodon hondurensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Aybelodon hondurensis was named by Frick (1933) [genotype]. Its type specimen is F:AM 27075 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tepusuna Hill, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Gracias Formation of Honduras. It is the type species of Aybelodon.

It was recombined as Gomphotherium hondurense by Tobien (1972); it was synonymized subjectively with Gomphotherium blicki by Tobien (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchotherium blicki by Webb and Tessman (1968) and Webb and Perrigo (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Aybelodon hondurensis Frick p. 532
1972Gomphotherium hondurense Tobien

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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
genusAybelodonFalconer 1868
specieshondurensis

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.

Aybelodon hondurensis Frick 1933
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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
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:20:32
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:24:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Honduras Aybelodon hondurensis (type locality: 18750)