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Tetralophodontidae

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Tetralophodontidae

Taxonomy
Tetralophodontidae was named by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026). It is extant. Its type is Tetralophodon. It was considered paraphyletic by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026).

It was assigned to Elephantoidea by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Tetralophodontidae Larramendi and Ferretti p. 15

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
—ElephantimorphaTassy and Shoshani 1997
—ElephantidaTassy and Shoshani 1997
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyTetralophodontidae
familyTetralophodontidae

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. Tetralophodontidae Larramendi and Ferretti 2026
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G. †Paratetralophodon Tassy 1983
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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: 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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Messinian or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Pakistan Paratetralophodon hasnotensis (232469 232479)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725China (Ningxia) Tetralophodon exoletus (42261)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725China (shaanxi) Tetralophodon exoletus (42254)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Tetralophodon exoletus (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan Paratetralophodon hasnotensis (232482 232483 232487)
MN 10 - MN 119.67 - 7.9China (Shaanxi) Tetralophodon exoletus (78320 78324)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333China (Shanxi) Tetralophodon exoletus (241888)