Gomphotheriidae

Translingual

Gomphotherium productum, a species of Gomphotheriidae

Etymology

Gomphotherium +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Gomphotheriidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – the gomphotheres, a diverse possibly paraphyletic group of extinct elephant-like animals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order

Hyponyms

(genus): Gomphotherium - type genus; Anancus, Amebelodon, Choerolophodon, Cuvieronius, Platybelodon, Rhynchotherium, Sinomastodon, Zygolophodon - genera

Further reading

Gomphothere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gomphotheriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gomphotheriidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gomphotheriidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Gomphotheriidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Gomphotheriidae at Fossilworks

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