Choerolophodontidae

Choerolophodon sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulatomorpha Grandordo: Paenungulata Mirordo: Tethytheria Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida

Familia: †Choerolophodontidae
Genera (†5): †Afrochoerodon – †Choerolophodon
†Eochoerodon – †Gnathabelodon – †Parachoerodon

Name

Choerolophodontidae Gaziry, 1976

• Type genus: Choerolophodon Schlesinger, 1917.

Synonymy

• Gnathalodontinae Barbour & Sternberg, 1935: 396 [original status, as subfamilia]
  • Type genus: Gnathabelodon Barbour & Sternberg, 1935: 396
• Choerolophodontinae Gaziry, 1976: 105 [original status, as subfamilia]
  • Type genus: Choerolophodon Schlesinger, 1917: 181
• Choerolophodontidae: Gheerbrant & Tassy, 2009: 287 [subsequent sattus, elevated to familia]

References

Primary references

• Gaziry, A.W. 1976. Jungtertiäre Mastodonten aus Anatolien (Türkei). Geologisches Jahrbuch B 22: 3–143. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Li, C.-X. & Wang, S.-Q. 2026. Evolution of choerolophodontids in the Miocene of northern China. Historical Biology in press. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2026.2651915 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Choerolophodonts
• 中文: 豕脊齿象科

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