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Gomphotherium
extinct genus of proboscid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gomphotherium is an extinct genus of proboscid which evolved in the lower Miocene of North America. It survived from 13.65–1.7 million years ago (mya).[1]
Quick Facts Gomphotherium Temporal range: early Miocene to early Pliocene, Scientific classification ...
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Genus: | †Gomphotherium Burmeister, 1837 |
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They spread to Asia, Europe and Africa after a drop in sea level allowed them to cross over.[2] It survived into the Pliocene, and its remains have been found in Chile, china, France, Germany, Austria, Kansas, Tennessee, Pakistan, Kenya and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Gomphotherium stood around 3 metres (9.8 ft) high with an estimated weight of 4-5 tons, and looked similar to a modern elephant.[3] However, it had four tusks; two on the upper jaw and two on the long lower jaw. Gomphotherium lived in dry wooded regions near lakes.