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Tetralophodon — longirostris ( four ridged tooth ) is an extinct genus loosely related to elephants. This Gomphothere(?) has four tusks. It had a trunk. It also had ears. It stood ten feet tall and is a very widespread and successful elephant. It lived through… … Wikipedia
tetralophodon — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläfəˌdän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tetra + loph + odon : a genus of Pliocene mastodons having a very short lower jaw and long straight upper tusks … Useful english dictionary
Rüsseltiere — Asiatischer Elefant Zeitraum Seelandium (Paläozän) bis heute 60 bis 0 Mio. Jahre Fundorte Afrika, Asien, Europa, Nord und Südamerika … Deutsch Wikipedia
tetralophodont — I. |te.trə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetra + lophodont 1. of a molar tooth : having four crests or ridges 2. : having tetralophodont molars II. adjective Etymology … Useful english dictionary
Gomphothere — Taxobox name = Gomphotheres fossil range = Miocene Pliocene image caption = Platybelodon skeleton from Hubei regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Proboscidea superfamilia = Elephantoidea familia = Gomphotheriidae familia… … Wikipedia
Gomphotheriidae — Gomphotheriidae … Wikipédia en Français
Prehistoric mammal — Prehistoric mammals are groups of mammals that lived before humans developed writing. 164 million years ago, in the Jurassic period, Castorocauda lutrasimilis , a mammal like (mammaliaform) animal weighing about 500 grams (1.1 lb), had a full… … Wikipedia
Sinomastodon — Taxobox name = Sinomastodon status = fossil fossil range = Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Proboscidea familia = Gomphotheriidae genus = Sinomastodon genus authority = Tobien et al … Wikipedia
Elephant classification — 1. The supposed African Pygmy Elephant ( Loxodonta (africana) pumilio or Loxodonta fransseni ) is indistinguishable from the normal African Forest Elephant on a population genetics level. It appears to be a local morph. [ [http://socserv.mcmaster … Wikipedia
Paratetralophodon — is an extinct genus of the elephant. Paratetralophodon is an ancestor of the Tetralophodon. The Gomphothere lived through the Miocene and Pliocene Epoch. It has four tusks, ears, and a trunk … Wikipedia
