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Gomphotherium angustidens

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Gomphotherium angustidens was named by Burmeister (1837).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. subtapiroideum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister
2005Gomphotherium angustidens Shoshani and Tassy p. 7 figs. Table 1
2010Gomphotherium angustidens Sanders et al. p. 197

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusGomphotheriumBurmeister 1837
speciesangustidensBurmeister 1837

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.

†Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837
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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 15:16:35
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:16:35
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Messinian or 16.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Gomphotherium angustidens (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Platybelodon kisumensis (70808)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Egypt Gomphotherium angustidens (123296)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Gomphotherium angustidens (136269)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Gomphotherium angustidens (197463)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (49102 69098)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Gomphotherium angustidens (122454)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Zaragoza) Gomphotherium angustidens (40716)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Trilophodon angustidens (32074 32075)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Gomphotherium angustidens (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Gomphotherium angustidens (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Gomphotherium angustidens (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Gomphotherium angustidens (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Gomphotherium angustidens (53970)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Germany Gomphotherium angustidens (70364)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Gomphotherium angustidens (148396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Gomphotherium angustidens (45604 45613)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Gomphotherium angustidens (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Gomphotherium angustidens (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) Gomphotherium angustidens (68547)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Gomphotherium angustidens (51002)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Gomphotherium angustidens (46225 46236)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Gomphotherium angustidens (32071 32072)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Portugal (Região Centro) Gomphotherium angustidens (136322 136334)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Gomphotherium angustidens (42588 42595)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Spain Gomphotherium angustidens (187347)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Trilophodon angustidens (32076)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Saudi Arabia Gomphotherium angustidens (41818)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France (Gers) Gomphotherium angustidens (143472)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Madrid) Gomphotherium angustidens (197672 197673 197674)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Gomphotherium angustidens (31775)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Gomphotherium angustidens (142149)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Aulia) Gomphotherium angustidens (215201)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) Gomphotherium angustidens (35277)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Gomphotherium angustidens (45611)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Gomphotherium angustidens (70806)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine (Crimea) Gomphotherium angustidens (85514)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Czech Republic Gomphotherium angustidens (34581)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey Gomphotherium angustidens (56563)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania Trilophodon angustidens (35125)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bulgaria Gomphotherium angustidens (215636)