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gomphothere::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | elephant |
Examples of gomphothere
gomphothere
He wants something big, like the skull of a gomphothere, a sort of ancient elephant.
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Platybelodon was very similar to Amebelodon, another, closely related gomphothere genus.
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In addition, the scientists have found a number of inland resources, such as the gomphothere meat, in the ancient village.
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A wide variety of food has been found at the site, including extinct species of llama and an elephant-like animal called a gomphothere, shellfish, vegetables and nuts.
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The type species, Primelephas gomphotheroides, was described by Vincent Maglio in 1970, the specific epithet indicating the fossil specimens were gomphothere-like.
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- Extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
- Gomphotheriidae is a diverse taxonomic family of extinct elephant-like animals (proboscideans), called gomphotheres. They were widespread in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, 12-1.6 million years ago. ...
