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Cuvieronius

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Cuvieronius Osborn
1926Cordillerion Osborn
1929Cuvieronius tarijensis Cabrera
1980Cuvieronius Kurten and Anderson p. 348
1988Cuvieronius Carroll
1991Cuvieronius Marshall and Sempere
1996Cuvieronius Shoshani and Tassy p. 352
1997Cuvieronius McKenna and Bell p. 502
1998Cuvieronius Lambert and Shoshani p. 612
2005Cuvieronius Cisneros p. 246
2005Cuvieronius Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2.1
2006Cuvieronius Corona-M and Alberdi p. 361

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
familyGomphotheriidaeHay 1922
genusCuvieronius

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cuvieronius Osborn 1923
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Cuvieronius arellanoi Ochoterena and Silva 1970
Cuvieronius hyodon Fischer 1814
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Invalid names: Mastodon bolivianus Philippi 1893 [synonym], Mastodon humboldtii Cuvier 1805 [synonym]
Cuvieronius priestleyi Hay and Cook 1930
Cuvieronius tropicus Cope 1884
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Invalid names: Cordillerion defloccatus Hay 1926 [synonym], Cordillerion orarius Hay 1926 [synonym], Mastodon oligobunis Cope 1893 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cordillerion Osborn 1926 [synonym], Cuvieronius tarijensis Cabrera 1929 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:20:53
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:20:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.33300 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) C. oligobunis (18746)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile C. hyodon (73842)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Mexico (Morelos) C. sp. (71140)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) C. sp. (19981)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Sonora) C. sp. (20322)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8El Salvador C. tropicus (70118)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) C. sp. (19745) C. tropicus (19754) Rhynchotherium sp. (19753)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nevada) C. sp. (19965)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Anancus sp. (19628) C. sp. (19646)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (México) Dibelodon tropicus (163820)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) C. sp. (80235)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) C. hyodon (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) C. tropicus (19750 98313)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129El Salvador C. sp. (20152)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Oruro) C. hyodon (63761)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Pichincha) C. hyodon (133636 133646)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) C. hyodon (20285)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guatemala (Guatemala) C. sp. (189384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Panama (Panamá) C. hyodon (189385 189386 189387)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru (Cusco) C. hyodon (146609)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Colima) C. hyodon (203943)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guatemala (Alta Verapaz) C. hyodon (232580)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) C. hyodon (133644)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) C. sp. (79950)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Santiago chazumba) C. sp. (190089)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) C. tropicus (13948)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador C. andium (22734)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Bolivia (Cochabamba) C. sp. (71590)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Mexico (Santiago Chazumba) C. sp. (190088)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) C. sp. (20396 20558)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) C. sp. (20400 20482) C. tropicus (20299 20308 20351 20403 20475 20478 20494 58089)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Oklahoma) Stegomastodon priestleyi (20382)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Costa Rica C. hyodon (20274)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) C. bensonensis (20565) C. sp. (20342)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3El Salvador C. tropicus (209718)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Peru C. hyodon (213501)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (South Carolina) C. sp. (80233)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) C. hyodon (213027) C. sp. (20495 213042 213043 213048)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Tlaxcala) C. hyodon (226032)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) C. hyodon (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) C. hyodon (142158 142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) C. tropicus (212361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Costa Rica (Barra Honda Nicoya) C. hyodon (190748)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) C. sp. (145380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Peten) C. sp. (71312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Honduras C. tropicus (230463)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Santa Rosa) C. hyodon (212609 212616)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala ( Zacapa) C. hyodon (189381)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) C. sp. (79923 188304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Guatemala City) C. sp. (71294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Chiquimula) C. hyodon (212606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Jutiapa) C. hyodon (212610 212612)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Quiché) C. hyodon (212613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama (Herrera) C. sp. (71278)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) C. sp. (146402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Panama (Herrera) C. tropicus (195192)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (El Petén) C. hyodon (189383)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117El Salvador C. sp. (190752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile C. sp. (71265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Guatemala) C. hyodon (212603)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Huehuetenango) C. hyodon (212607 212608)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Chile C. sp. (71266)