''Megabelodon'' is an extinct
gomphotherid genus of
proboscid which inhabited
North America in from the
Miocene
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to the
Pliocene
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and
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
. The genus has been disputed, with some paleontologists considering ''Megabelodon'' as a synonym of ''Gomphotherium''.
References
Gomphotheres
Prehistoric mammal genera
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