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Choerolophodontidae

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Choerolophodontidae

Taxonomy
Choerolophodontinae was named by Gaziry (1976). It is not extant. Its type is Choerolophodon.

It was reranked as the family Choerolophodontidae by Mothé et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Elephantoidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Gomphotheriidae by Sanders and Miller (2002), Shoshani and Tassy (2005), Tsoukala et al. (2007), Sanders et al. (2010); and to Proboscidea by Mothé et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Afrochoerodon, Choerolophodon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Choerolophodontinae Gaziry
1997Choerolophodontinae McKenna and Bell p. 500
2002Choerolophodontinae Sanders and Miller p. 395
2005Choerolophodontinae Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2
2007Choerolophodontinae Tsoukala et al.
2010Choerolophodontinae Sanders et al. p. 203
2016Choerolophodontidae Mothé et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyChoerolophodontidae(Gaziry 1976)
familyChoerolophodontidae(Gaziry 1976)

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.

Fm. †Choerolophodontidae Gaziry 1976
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G. †Afrochoerodon Picford 2001
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†Afrochoerodon kisumuensis Picford 2001
†Afrochoerodon zaltaniensis Pickford 2001
G. †Choerolophodon Schlesinger 1917
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†Choerolophodon anatolicus Ozansoy 1965
†Choerolophodon chioticus Tobien 1980
†Choerolophodon pentelici Gaudry and Lartet 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 12 or 20.00000 to 6.96500 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) Choerolophodon corrugatus (180630)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Pakistan (Balochistan) Choerolophodon corrugatus (77780)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Afrochoerodon kisumuensis (53970)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Choerolophodon corrugatus (69540)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Choerolophodon kisumensis (21338 21339)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Choerolophodon kisumuensis (22303)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Pakistan (Punjab) Choerolophodon corrugatus (236036)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Greece (North Aegean) Choerolophodon chioticus (182752)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Ukraine (Cherson) Choerolophodon sp. (60256)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Türkiye Choerolophodon pentelici (56563)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Ukraine Choerolophodon sp. (183535)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Iraq Choerolophodon pentelici (41735)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece Choerolophodon pentelici (191070 195490)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece (Central Macedonia) Choerolophodon pentelicus (202119)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Tunisia Choerolophodon sp. (65170)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Romania (Ilfov) Choerolophodon pentelici (199755)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Kenya Choerolophodon sp. (219711)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Cankiri) Choerolophodon pentelici (184368)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Choerolophodon corrugatus (13474)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Kozani) Mastodon pentelici (202257)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Choerolophodon pentelici (182751 202724) Mastodon pentelici (202120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Evros) Choerolophodon pentelici (210641)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Mastodon pentelici (182754)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Choerolophodon pentelici (202703) Choerolophodon pentelicus (202222) Mastodon pentelici (182745 182746)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Bulgaria (Blagoevgrard) Choerolophodon pentelici (197446)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Italy (Faenza) Choerolophodon pentelici (215240)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Choerolophodon pentelicus (195562)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Usak) Choerolophodon pentelici (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Choerolophodon sp. (195432 195437)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Türkiye (Thrace) Choerolophodon anatolicus (67661)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Greece Choerolophodon pentelici (73869)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Chalkidona) Choerolophodon pentelici (195489)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos) Choerolophodon pentelici (202216)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Makedonia Thraki) Choerolophodon pentelici (157582)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Bulgaria Choerolophodon pentelici (208566 208567 208568)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) Choerolophodon pentelicus (32189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye Choerolophodon pentelici (151910)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Macedonia) Choerolophodon pentelici (32374 32375 32376)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Türkiye (Anatolia) Choerolophodon sp. (60534)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Libya Choerolophodon sp. (96981)