Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative combinations: Gomphotherium priestleyi, Stegomastodon priestleyi
Full reference: O. P. Hay and H. J. Cook. 1930. Fossil vertebrates C=collected near, or in association with, human artifacts at localities near Colorado, Texas; Frederick, Oklahoma; and Folsom, New Mexico. Proceedings of the Colorado Museum of Natural History 9(2):1-53
Belongs to Cuvieronius according to C. T. Madden 1983
See also Dalquest 1977 and Hay and Cook 1930
Sister taxa: Cuvieronius arellanoi, Cuvieronius hyodon, Cuvieronius tarijensis, Cuvieronius tropicus
Type specimen: DMNS 1062, a tooth (tooth is taken to be the lower right second molar)
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Holloman Gravel Pit (Quaternary of Oklahoma)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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