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Gomphotheriidae

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Gomphotheriidae

[‚gäm·fō·thə′rī·ə‚dē]
(paleontology)
A family of extinct proboscidean mammals in the suborder Elephantoidea consisting of species with shoveling or digging specializations of the lower tusks.
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Para Sudamerica se tiene como consenso que existieron por lo menos cuatro generos de Gomphotheriidae: Cuvieronius, Haplomastodon, Notiomastodon y Stegomastodon (CORREAL, 2001).
Especies de Gomphotheriidae en el sur occidente colombiano
Revision de la fauna pleistocenica gomphotheriidae en Colombia y reporte de un caso para el Vvalle del Cauca
Frassinetti D, Alberdi MT (2000) Revision y estudio de los restos fosiles de Mastodontes de chile (Gomphotheriidae): Cuvieronius hyodon, Pleistoceno superior.
Dental morphology of the gomphotheres from the locality of Muaco, Falcon State, Venezuela/Morfologia dentaria de los gonfoterios de la localidad de Muaco, Estado Falcon, Venezuela/Morfologia dental do gonfoterios da localidade de Muaco, Estado Falcon, Venezuela
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