Choerolophodon ngorora
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Elephantida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: †Choerolophodontidae
Genus: †Choerolophodon
Species: †Choerolophodon ngorora
Name
[edit]Choerolophodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974)
Holotype: KNM-BN 571 & 577
Type horizon and locality: "Upper Miocene of the Ngorora Formation, site 2/49A, Baringo District, central Kenya"
Synonymy
[edit]- Afrochoerodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974) Pickford, 2001
- Choerolophodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974) Tassy, 1977
- Gomphotherium ngorora Maglio, 1974: 700 [Protonym]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Maglio, V.J. 1974. A new proboscidean from the late Miocene of Kenya. Palaeontology 17(3): 699–705. Online 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.