Gomphotheriidae

Translingual

Gomphotherium productum, a species of Gomphotheriidae

Etymology

Gomphotherium +‎ -idae

Proper noun

†Gomphotheriidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – gomphotheres, of a diverse possibly paraphyletic group of extinct elephant-like animals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order

Hyponyms

(genus): Gomphotherium - type genus; Anancus, Amebelodon, Choerolophodon, Cuvieronius, Platybelodon, Rhynchotherium, Sinomastodon, Zygolophodon - genera

References

Gomphothere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gomphotheriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Gomphotheriidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gomphotheriidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Gomphotheriidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
Gomphotheriidae at Paleobiology Database

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