Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Alternative combinations: Mastodon matthewi, Miomastodon matthewi, Pliomastodon matthewi
Synonyms: Mammut nevadanus, Pliomastodon nevadanus , Pliomastodon sellardsi Simpson 1930, Pliomastodon vexillarius Matthew 1930
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1921. The evolution, phylogeny, and classification of the Proboscidea. American Museum Novitates 1:1-15
Belongs to Mammut according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 1996
See also Matthew 1930, Osborn 1921, Osborn 1922, Simpson 1930 and Tedford et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Mammut americanum, Mammut borsoni, Mammut cosoensis, Mammut floridanum, Mammut furlongi, Mammut pacificus, Mastodon lydekkeri, Mastodon argentinus, Mastodon rectus, Mastodon maderianus, Mastodon spenceri, Mastodon raki, Mammut mirificum, Mastodon tarijensis, Mastodon (Tetralophodon), Mastodon waringi
Type specimens:
- Mammut matthewi: Its type locality is Aphelops Draw Quarries, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Snake Creek Formation of Nebraska
- Mammut nevadanus: Its type locality is Thousand Creek Formation, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Thousand Creek Formation of Nevada.
- Pliomastodon sellardsi: UF/FGS 3822, a mandible. Its type locality is American Cyanimid Company, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
- Pliomastodon vexillarius: Its type locality is North Dome (Pliomastodon Locality), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the San Joaquin Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (1: California collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (10: California, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon)
• Miocene of China (1), United States (1: Florida)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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