Zygolophodon

Zygolophodon
Temporal range: Early Miocene–Late Miocene
Skull of Zygolophodon sp. from Laogou, Gansu Province, China
Molars of Zygolophodon turicensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: †Mammutidae
Genus: †Zygolophodon
Vacek, 1877
Type species
†Zygolophodon turicensis
Vacek, 1877
Species
  • Z. aegyptensis Sanders & Miller, 2002
  • Z. atavus Borissiak, 1936
  • Z. gobiensis Osborn & Granger, 1932
  • Z. metachinjiensis Osborn, 1929
  • Z. proavus Cope, 1873
  • Z. turicensis Schintz, 1824

Possibly valid species:

  • Z. chinjiensis Chow & Chang, 1978
  • Z. lufengensis Zhang, 1982
  • Z. nemonguensis Chow & Chang, 1961
Synonyms
List
  • Mastodon proavus Cope, 1873
  • Mastodon tapiroides Cuvier, 1824
  • Mastodon turicensis Schnitz, 1824
  • Mammut tapiroides Cuvier, 1824
  • Mammut turicensis Schnitz, 1824

Zygolophodon is an extinct genus of mammutid proboscidean that lived during the Miocene in Africa, Eurasia, and North America.[1]

  1. ^ Youping, Yuzhu, Hongxiang, Suyin, Zhang, Long, Ji, Ding (November 1999) [March 1989]. "The Cenozoic Deposits of the Yunnnan Region (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleoanthropology Academia Sinica)" (PDF). Professional Papers on Stratigraphy and Paleontology, No. 7 Geological Publishing House, Peking, China, Pp. 1-21.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)