Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combinations: Mastodon angustidens, Trilophodon angustidens
Belongs to Tetrabelodon according to C. W. Andrews 1903
See also Ameghino 1889, Bergounioux et al. 1953, Cope 1889, Hay 1902, Leidy 1873 and Nordmann 1860
Sister taxa: Gomphotherium anguirvalis, Gomphotherium angustidens, Gomphotherium brewsterensis, Gomphotherium connexus, Gomphotherium emmonsi, Gomphotherium gratum, Gomphotherium nebrascensis, Gomphotherium ngorora, Gomphotherium productum, Gomphotherium pygmaeus, Gomphotherium rugosidens, Gomphotherium shensiensis, Gomphotherium simplicidens, Gomphotherium wimani, Trilophodon yangziensis, Trilophodon barstonis, Mastodon (Trilophodon) pandionis, Trilophodon ligoniferus, Trilophodon osborni, Serridentinus mongoliensis, Serridentinus filholi, Serridentinus gobiensis, Trobelodon taoensis, Tatabelodon gregorii, Tatabelodon riograndensis
Subtaxa: Mastodon angustidens libyca
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Kazakhstan (1)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Egypt (1), France (4), Kenya (1), Libya (1), Malta (1), Portugal (8), Serbia and Montenegro (4), Spain (2), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (3)
• Neogene of Ukraine (1)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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