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Eubelodon
Taxonomy
Eubelodon was named by Barbour (1914) [The proposed generic name, Eubelodon, signifying well-tusked, euphonically implies relationship to Tetrabelodon and Dibelodon.]. Its type is Eubelodon morrilli.
It was synonymized subjectively with Trilophodon by Osborn (1918); it was synonymized subjectively with Gomphotherium by Tobien (1973).
It was assigned to Proboscidea by Barbour (1914); to Rhynchotheriinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Gomphotheriidae by Carroll (1988), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Lambert and Shoshani (1998) and Shoshani and Tassy (2005).
It was synonymized subjectively with Trilophodon by Osborn (1918); it was synonymized subjectively with Gomphotherium by Tobien (1973).
It was assigned to Proboscidea by Barbour (1914); to Rhynchotheriinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Gomphotheriidae by Carroll (1988), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Lambert and Shoshani (1998) and Shoshani and Tassy (2005).
Species
E. morrilli (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Eubelodon Barbour p. 186 |
| 1988 | Eubelodon Carroll |
| 1996 | Eubelodon Shoshani and Tassy |
| 1997 | Eubelodon McKenna and Bell p. 502 |
| 1998 | Eubelodon Lambert and Shoshani p. 611 |
| 2005 | Eubelodon Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available