Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Gomphotherium obscurum
Taxonomy
Mastodon obscurum was named by Leidy (1869).
It was recombined as Mammut obscurum by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Serridentinus obscurus by Osborn (1923); it was considered a nomen dubium by Tobien (1973); it was recombined as Gomphotherium obscurum by Madden and Storer (1985).
It was recombined as Mammut obscurum by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Serridentinus obscurus by Osborn (1923); it was considered a nomen dubium by Tobien (1973); it was recombined as Gomphotherium obscurum by Madden and Storer (1985).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1869 | Mastodon obscurum Leidy |
1873 | Mastodon obscurus Leidy p. 231 |
1875 | Mastodon obscurum Cope p. 51 |
1902 | Mammut obscurum Hay p. 711 |
1921 | Trilophodon giganteus Osborn |
1923 | Serridentinus obscurus Osborn |
1923 | Serridentinus progressus Osborn |
1923 | Trilophodon simplicidens Osborn |
1925 | Gomphotherium cimarronis Hay |
1928 | Serridentinus fricki Peterson |
1933 | Trilophodon riograndensis Frick |
1933 | Trilophodon fricki Osborn |
1939 | Trilophodon simpsoni Stirton |
1950 | Gomphotherium calvertensis Gazin and Collins p. 7 |
1951 | Gomphotherium cingulatum Downs |
1952 | Gomphotherium fricki Downs |
1955 | Gomphotherium simpsoni Savage |
1972 | Gomphotherium giganteum Tobien |
1972 | Gomphotherium riograndense Tobien |
1972 | Gomphotherium simpsoni Tobien |
1985 | Gomphotherium obscurum Madden and Storer |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Gomphotherium obscurum Leidy 1869
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Gomphotherium calvertensis Gazin and Collins 1950 [synonym], Gomphotherium cimarronis Hay 1925 [synonym], Gomphotherium cingulatum Downs 1951 [synonym], Serridentinus fricki Peterson 1928 [synonym], Serridentinus progressus Osborn 1923 [synonym], Trilophodon giganteus Osborn 1921 [synonym], Trilophodon riograndensis Frick 1933 [synonym], Trilophodon simplicidens Osborn 1923 [synonym], Trilophodon simpsoni Stirton 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lambert and Shoshani 1998, Lillegraven 1979 |
Collections (24 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
---|---|---|---|
Miocene | USA (Nevada) | Gomphotherium simpsoni (19102) | |
Miocene | USA (Colorado) | Serridentinus fricki (18874) | |
Miocene | USA (California) | Gomphotherium productum (19608) | |
Miocene | USA (Texas) | Gomphotherium productus (18375) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | USA (Maryland) | Gomphotherium calvertensis (18518) | |
Langhian | USA (Maryland) | Gomphotherium calvertensis (45502) | |
Barstovian | USA (Texas) | Gomphotherium productum (18618) Gomphotherium productus (35591) Mastodontidae indet. (18619) | |
Barstovian | USA (Maryland) | Gomphotherium calvertensis (18519) | |
Barstovian | USA (New Mexico) | Gomphotherium productum (19287) | |
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian | USA (New Mexico) | Gomphotherium productum (19286) | |
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Oregon) | Gomphotherium cingulatum (19115) | |
Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Gomphotherium calvertensis (126605) | |
Clarendonian | USA (South Dakota) | Trilophodon giganteus (18426) | |
Clarendonian | USA (Texas) | Gomphotherium productus (18074) | |
Clarendonian | USA (Nevada) | Gomphotherium productum (19035) | |
Clarendonian | USA (California) | Gomphotherium simpsoni (19185) Trilophodon simplicidens (19145) Trilophodon simpsoni (19418) | |
Clarendonian - Hemphillian | USA (Texas) | Gomphotherium productum (18703) | |
Tortonian | USA (Florida) | Gomphotherium calvertense (18509) | |
Hemphillian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Gomphotherium serridens (18746) | |
Hemphillian | USA (Oklahoma) | Gomphotherium productus (18034) |