Gomphotheriidae

Translingual

Gomphotherium productum, a species of Gomphotheriidae

Etymology

Gomphotherium +‎ -idae

Proper noun

†Gomphotheriidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – gomphotheres, of a diverse possibly paraphyletic group of extinct elephant-like animals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gomphotherium - type genus; Anancus, Amebelodon, Choerolophodon, Cuvieronius, Platybelodon, Rhynchotherium, Sinomastodon, Zygolophodon - genera

References

• Gomphothere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gomphotheriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Gomphotheriidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gomphotheriidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Gomphotheriidae at Paleobiology Database