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Zygolophodon
''Zygolophodon'' is an extinct genus of African, Asian, and European mammutid that lived from the Miocene to the Late Pliocene. Taxonomy ''Zygolophodon'' belongs in the family Mammutidae, whose best known member is the American mastodon. ''Zygolophodon tapiroides'' and ''Z. turicensis'' are known from the Early-Middle Miocene of Europe, while ''Z. aegyptensis'' is known from the Early Miocene of Egypt, while ''Z. lufengensis'', ''Z. chinjiensis'', and ''Z. nemonguensis'' have been found in Miocene deposits in East Asia. '' Miomastodon'' was previously synonymized with ''Zygolophodon'', but is apparently a distinct genus similar to ''Gomphotherium ''Gomphotherium'' (; "welded beast") is an extinct genus of proboscids from the Neogene and early Pleistocene of Eurasia, Africa, North America and Asia. As of 2021, two species, ''G. annectens'' and possibly ''G. subtapiroideum'', are also k ...'' in having bunodont cheek teeth. References Mastodons Miocene proboscidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammutidae
Mammutidae is an extinct family of proboscideans that appeared during the Oligocene epoch and survived until the start of the Holocene. The family was first described in 1922, classifying fossil specimens of the type genus ''Mammut'' (mastodons), and has since been placed in various arrangements of the order. The name "mastodon" derives from Greek, "nipple" and "tooth", as with the genus, referring to a characteristic that distinguishes them from allied families. The genus ''Zygolophodon'' has also been assigned to this family. Mammutids ranged very widely, with fossils found in North America, Africa, and throughout Eurasia. Discoveries Since the 18th century several fossils have been found in different regions of Venezuela; the first one of these fossils was reviewed by Alexander von Humboldt. In August 2008, miners in Romania unearthed the skeleton of a 2.5-million-year-old mastodon, believed to be one of the best preserved in Europe. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
