Gomphothere - Wikipedia
WEBGomphotheres are an extinct group of proboscideans related to modern elephants. They were widespread across Afro-Eurasia and North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and dispersed into South America during the Pleistocene as part of the Great American Interchange.
Gomphothere | Prehistoric Mammal, Fossilized Remains
WEBGomphothere, any member of a line of extinct elephants that formed the most numerous group of the order Proboscidea and lived from perhaps as early as the end of the Oligocene Epoch (33.9 million to 23 million years ago) to the late Pleistocene (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) and early Holocene.
Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
WEBMay 30, 2023 · Researchers and volunteers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have unearthed what may be the largest gomphothere ever discovered in Florida. by Jerald Pinson • May 30, 2023. Research News. About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near a river in North Florida.
Gomphotherium - The Weilded Beast - An Early Elephant - Facts …
WEBThe name means "Welded Beast" - named after the long straight tusks of the lower jaw. Taxonomy: Mammalia (Mammal Class) - Proboscidea (Order) - Gomphotheriidae (Family) - Gomphotherium (Genus) Generally accepted species: Gomphotheres were very successful. As a result, there were many species; some of which need revised.
Meet the gomphothere: Archaeologists discover bones of …
WEBJul 14, 2014 · Archaeologists have discovered artifacts of the prehistoric Clovis culture mingled with the bones of two gomphotheres – an ancient ancestor of the elephant – at an archaeological site in ...
The Gomphotheriidae - University of California Museum of …
WEBThe Gomphotheriidae. Eutheria : Gomphotheres were large proboscidean mammals that had global distribution (except for Antarctica and Australia) during the Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene. Together, they represent the stem group of stegodontids and elephants, forming a paraphyletic group.
Elephant relative graveyard is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime find’ - Futurity
WEBJun 1, 2023 · The fossils from several gomphotheres, extinct relatives of elephants, offer a panoramic view of life in prehistoric Florida, paleontologists say. About five and a half million years ago, the ...
Gomphothere - Wikiwand
WEBGomphotheres are an extinct group of proboscideans related to modern elephants. They were widespread across Afro-Eurasia and North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and dispersed into South America during the Pleistocene as part of the Great American Interchange.
Bones of elephant ancestor unearthed: Meet the gomphothere
WEBBones of elephant ancestor unearthed: Meet the gomphothere. Date: July 14, 2014. Source: University of Arizona. Summary: An ancient ancestor of the elephant, once believed to have disappeared...
The Proboscidean Gomphotheres (Mammalia, Gomphotheriidae) from ...
WEBJul 27, 2019 · Thirty gomphothere fossils have been found since the first fieldwork campaign at Pilauco. They are non-articulated fossils and present a variable degree of preservation (Labarca et al. 2014). The first fossil findings date back to 1986 when the site was discovered.
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