Sinomastodon praeintermedius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gomphotherioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 Superclassis*: 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 Superfamilia: †Gomphotherioidea

Familia: †Gomphotheriidae
Genus: †Sinomastodon
Species: †Sinomastodon praeintermedius

Name

Sinomastodon praeintermedius Wang, Ji, Jablonski, Su, Ge, Ding, Yu, Li & Duangkrayom, 2016: 161

• Holotype: ZTV-07-001, a cranium with both M1–M3 tooth rows, lacking the neurocranium above the level of the lower half of the orbit.
• Type locality and horizon: “Shuitangba locality, 27°19' 43.6777"N 103°44'14.8825"E 1914 m, the peaty clay layer of the Zhaotong Formation, latest Miocene (6.5– 6.0 Ma)”.
• Etymology prae-, prefix indicating precede...Sinomastodon intermedius.

References

Primary references

• Wang, S.-Q., Ji, X.-P., Jablonski, N.G., Su, D.F., Ge, J.-Y., Ding, C.-F., Yu, T.-S., Li, W.-Q. & Duangkrayom, J. [2015] 2016. The Oldest Cranium of Sinomastodon (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae), Discovered in the Uppermost Miocene of Southwestern China: Implications for the Origin and Migration of This Taxon. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 23: 155–173. DOI: 10.1007/s10914-015-9311-z ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 中文: 先中间中华乳齿象