Choerolophodon chioticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida

Familia: †Choerolophodontidae
Genus: †Choerolophodon
Species: †Choerolophodon chioticus

Name

Choerolophodon chioticus Tobien, 1980

Holotype: AMPG-937

Type locality: Chios, Greece

Synonymy

• Afrochoerodon chioticus (Tobien, 1980) Pickford, 2001
• Choerolophodon chioticus Tobien, 1980 [Protonym]

References

Primary references

• Tobien, H. 1980. A note on the skull and mandible of a new choerolophodont mastodont (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of Chios (Aegean Sea, Greece). Pp. 299–307. In: Jacobs, L.L. (ed.) Aspects of vertebrate history: essays in honor of Edwin Harris Colbert. Museum of Northern Arizona Press. Reference page. 
• Pickford, M. 2001. Afrochoerodon nov. gen. kisumuensis (MacInnes) (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from Cheparawa, Middle Miocene, Kenya. Annales de Paléontologie 87(2): 99–117. DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3969(01)80005-7 Reference page.