''Zygolophodon'' is an extinct genus of African, Asian, and European mammutid that lived from the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

to the

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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 ...

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References

Mastodons Miocene proboscideans Pliocene proboscideans Miocene mammals of North America Miocene mammals of Asia Miocene mammals of Europe Pliocene mammals of North America Pliocene mammals of Asia Pliocene mammals of Europe Miocene mammals of Africa Pliocene mammals of Africa Prehistoric placental genera Fossil taxa described in 1877 {{paleo-proboscidean-stub