Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Mastodon (Trilophodon) floridanus
Alternative combinations: Mastodon (Trilophodon) floridanus, Ocalientinus floridanus, Serridentinus floridanus
Synonyms: Amebelodon hicksi Cook 1922, Amebelodon paladentatus Cook 1922, Amebelodon sinclairi Barbour 1930, Trilophodon hicksi Cook 1922, Trilophodon paladentatus Cook 1922
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1886. Mastodon and Llama from Florida. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 38:11-12
Belongs to Amebelodon according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 1996
See also Barbour 1930, Barbour and Hibbard 1941, Frick 1933, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Leidy 1886, Osborn 1923, Tedford et al. 1987 and Voorhies 1990
Sister taxa: Amebelodon (Amebelodon), Amebelodon fricki, Amebelodon grandincisivus, Amebelodon joraki
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (7: Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Texas collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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