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Amebelodontinae

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Amebelodontinae Barbour p. 1
1936Amebelodontinae Osborn p. 31
1996Amebelodontinae Shoshani and Tassy p. 352
2002Amebelodontinae Sanders and Miller p. 396
2005Amebelodontinae Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2
2010Amebelodontinae Sanders et al. p. 198
2013Amebelodontinae Wang et al.
2016Amebelodontinae Mothé et al.
2017Amebelodontinae Wang et al. p. 604

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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()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
subfamilyAmebelodontinae
subfamilyAmebelodontinae

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.

Subfm. †Amebelodontinae Barbour 1927
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G. †Afromastodon Pickford 2003
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†Afromastodon coppensi Pickford 2003
G. †Amebelodon Barbour 1927
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Subg. †Amebelodon (Amebelodon) Barbour 1927
†Amebelodon floridanus Leidy 1886
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Invalid names: Amebelodon sinclairi Barbour 1930 [synonym], Trilophodon hicksi Cook 1922 [synonym], Trilophodon leidii Frick 1926 [synonym], Trilophodon paladentatus Cook 1922 [synonym]
†Amebelodon fricki Barbour 1927
†Amebelodon joraki Frick 1933
G. †Archaeobelodon Tassy 1984
G. †Platybelodon Borissiak 1928
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†Platybelodon barnumbrowni Barbour 1931
†Platybelodon dangheensis Wang and Qiu 2002
†Platybelodon danovi Borissiak 1928
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Invalid names: Platybelodon jamandzhalgensis Beliajeva and Gabunia 1960 [synonym]
†Platybelodon grangeri Osborn 1929
†Platybelodon loomisi Barbour 1929
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Invalid names: Gomphotherium shensiense Chang and Zhai 1978 [synonym]
Subfm. †Platybelodontinae Borissiak 1928
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G. †Aphanobelodon Wang et al. 2017
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†Aphanobelodon zhaoi Wang et al. 2017
G. †Progomphotherium Pickford 2003
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†Progomphotherium maraisi Pickford 2003
G. †Protanancus Arambourg 1945
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†Protanancus chinjiensis Pilgrim 1913
†Protanancus estremadurensis Bergounioux et al. 1951
†Protanancus estremadurensis minor Bergounioux et al. 1953
†Protanancus macinnesi Arambourg 1945
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 15:21:50
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:21:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Tortonian or 16.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Namibia Progomphotherium maraisi (70420)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Gomphotheriidae indet. (28293)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Florida) Amebelodon sp. (18531) Serridentinus floridanus (18530)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon sp. (18029)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Platybelodon sp. (38060)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shaanxi) Gomphotherium shensiensis, Selenolophodon spectabilis (41811)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) Protanancus chinjiensis (180630)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Protanancus chinjiensis (69540)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Archaeobelodon sp. (53970)
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Gansu) Platybelodon dangheensis (237079)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Kansas) Tetralophodon campester (18360)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Amebelodontinae indet. (71443 71444)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China Aphanobelodon zhaoi (13406)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Gansu) Platybelodon danovi (241890)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Protanancus macinnesi (22070 22077)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Protanancus macinnesi (21339)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Protanancus sp. (22273)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Pakistan (Chakwal) Protanancus chinjiensis (225195)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Pakistan (Punjab) Protanancus chinjiensis (13472)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Afromastodon coppensi (21855)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Proboscidea indet. (28781)
MN 613.82 - 12.75China (Gansu) Platybelodon grangeri (71105)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Platybelodon danovi, Platybelodon jamandzalgensis (56738)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63China (Xinjiang) Platybelodon sp. (42246)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Pakistan (Sind) Amebelodontinae indet. (71448 71449 71450)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63China (Ningxia) Platybelodon tongxinensis, Gomphotherium tongxinensis, Platybelodon grangeri, Platybelodon sp., Miomastodon tongxinensis (42539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63China (shaanxi) Gomphotherium shensiensis (42753) Platybelodon grangeri (42851) Selenolophodon spectabilis (42752)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Amebelodon sp. (18063 18470)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon sp. (18054) Torynobelodon barnumbrowni (18321)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon fricki (18305)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725China (Shaanxi) Platybelodon sp. (42269)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Florida) Serridentinus floridanus (18505)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Kansas) Amebelodon sp. (18448)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Protanancus sp. (144187)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) Amebelodon floridanus (19085)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Amebelodon floridanus (26549) Amebelodon sp. (18560) Amebelodon sp., Mastodon floridanus, Trilophodon leidii (18563) Mastodon floridanus (216990) Platybelodon sp. (18601) Serridentinus floridanus (18529)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Amebelodon fricki (18072) Amebelodon hicksi (18198)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Amebelodon fricki (18086) Torynobelodon loomisi (18423)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Amebelodon sp. (18806)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Amebelodon hicksi (18495)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Amebelodon sp. (170197)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Torynobelodon loomisi (18263)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Montana) Amebelodon hicksi (18870)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Tajikistan Platybelodon sp. (34393)