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Amebelodon (Amebelodon)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Taxonomy
Amebelodon (Amebelodon) was named by Barbour (1927).

It was assigned to Amebelodon by Barbour (1927) and Lambert (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Amebelodon (Amebelodon) Barbour p. 1033
1990Amebelodon (Amebelodon) Lambert p. 1033

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
subfamilyAmebelodontinae
genusAmebelodon
subgenusAmebelodonBarbour 1927

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.

Subg. †Amebelodon (Amebelodon) Barbour 1927
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. D. Lambert 1990Trilophodont intermediate cheek teeth (denned in this paper as DP4, Ml, and M2); lower tusks with simple, laminated internal structure; M3'swith five or fewer lophs(ids).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:18:00
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:19:24
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available