†subfamily Platybelodontinae Borissiak 1928 (gomphothere)
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Parent taxon: Amebelodontidae according to S.-Q. Wang et al. 2017
See also Simpson 1945
Sister taxa: Afromastodon, Amebelodon, Archaeobelodon, Platybelodon, Progomphotherium, Protanancus
Subtaxa: Aphanobelodon
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Maerzuizigou quarry (Miocene of China)