Notiomastodon
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| Notiomastodon Temporal range: Pleistocene, 1.81–0.78Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | †Gomphotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Haplomastodon Cabrera, 1929 |
Notiomastodon is an extinct genus of proboscidea[1] endemic to South America[2] during the Pleistocene from 1.810 Ma—780,000 years ago, living for approximately 1.019 million years.[3]
It had two tusks on either side of a trunk like other members of Gomphotheriidae. Its apparent range was the central to southern continent with fossils recovered in Tarija Province, Bolivia.[4] It would have probably shared its habitat with Haplomastodon based on genus age of existence and geography.
Their diet consisted mainly of C3 and C4 grass.[5]
Taxonomy
Notiomastodon was named by Cabrera (1929). It is not extant. It was assigned to Gomphotheriidae by Carroll (1988).
References
- ↑ Shoshani, Jeheskel; Tassy, Pascal (2005). "Advances in proboscidean taxonomy & classification, anatomy & physiology, and ecology & behavior". Quaternary International. 126-128: 5–20. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.011. ISSN 1040-6182.
- ↑ Mothé, Dimila; Avilla, Leonardo S.; Cozzuol, Mario A. (2012). "The South American Gomphotheres (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae): Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Biogeography". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. doi:10.1007/s10914-012-9192-3. ISSN 1064-7554.
- ↑ Paleobiology database: Notiomastodon basic info
- ↑ L. G. Marshall and T. Sempere. 1991. The Eocene to Pleistocene vertebrates of Bolivia and their stratigraphic context: a review. Fósiles y Facies de Bolivia - Vol. 1 Vertebrados (Revista Ténica de YPFB) 12(3-4):631-652
- ↑ Asevedo, Lidiane; Winck, Gisele R.; Mothé, Dimila; Avilla, Leonardo S. (2012). "Ancient diet of the Pleistocene gomphothere Notiomastodon platensis (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) from lowland mid-latitudes of South America: Stereomicrowear and tooth calculus analyses combined". Quaternary International 255: 42–52. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.08.037. ISSN 1040-6182.
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