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Serbelodon barbourensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Serbelodon barbourensis was named by Frick (1933) [genotype]. Its type specimen is F:AM 25730 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xmas Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Serbelodon.

It was recombined as Amebelodon barbourensis by Tobien (1972), Skinner and Johnson (1984), Voorhies (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Serbelodon barbourensis Frick
1972Amebelodon barbourensis Tobien
1984Amebelodon barbourensis Skinner and Johnson
1990Amebelodon barbourensis Voorhies
1996Serbelodon barbourensis Shoshani and Tassy
1998Serbelodon barbourensis Lambert and Shoshani
2017Serbelodon barbourensis Wang et al. p. 603

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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
genusSerbelodon
speciesbarbourensis

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 dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:18:56
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:18:56
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Lambert and Shoshani 1998

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon barbourensis (type locality: 18496)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon barbouri (18236 18295)