Haplomastodon
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†Haplomastodon
Hoffstetter, 1950
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Haplomastodon is an extinct genus of proboscidean endemic to South America during the Pleistocene from 1.810 Ma—11,000 years ago, living for approximately 1.789 million years.[1]
It had two tusks on either side of a trunk like other members of Gomphotheriidae. Its apparent range was from Venezuela southward to Argentina where fossils were recovered in the Suelo Formation, a quarry dig in Corrientes Province.[2] It may have shared its habit with Notiomastodon based on genus age and geography.
Species
- †Haplomastodon guayasensis Hoffstetter 1952
- †Haplomastodon chimborazi Proaño 1922
- †Haplomastodon waringi Holland 1920
Taxonomy
Haplomastodon was named by Hoffstetter (1950). It was assigned to Gomphotheriidae by Carroll (1988).
References
- ↑ Paleobiology database: Haplomastodon basic info
- ↑ B.B. Alvarez. 1974. Los Mamiferos Fosiles del Cuaternario de Arroyo Toropi, Corrientes (Argentina). Ameghiniana 11(3):295-311
- Ranzi, Alceu. Paleoecologia da Amazonia - Megafauna do Pleistoceno. Florianópolis,. Editora da UFSC, 2000.
