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Miomastodon tongxinensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Mammutidae

Taxonomy
Miomastodon tongxinensis was named by Chen (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V5584, a tooth (deeply worn right m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tong Xin 'Dragon Bones' collection, Ningxia, which is in a Serravallian terrestrial horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Miomastodon tongxinensis Chen
2023Miomastodon tongxinensis Zhang et al. p. 153

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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()
ElephantimorphaTassy and Shoshani 1997
familyMammutidaeHay 1922
genusMiomastodon(Vacek 1877)
speciestongxinensisChen 1978

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:15:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:15:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333China (Xinjiang) Miomastodon tongxinensis (230347)