gomphothere

• Ausgestorbene Gattung großer, elefantenähnlicher Säugetiere, die im Miozän und Pleistozän in Mittel- und Südamerika lebte.

An extinct genus of large, elephant-like mammals that inhabited Central and South America during the Miocene and Pleistocene epochs.

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   An extinct group of elephant-like mammals that lived from the Miocene to the Pleistocene epochs, primarily in Central and South America.

   Gomphotherien

   • The gomphothere is considered an ancestor of modern elephants.
   • Fossils of gomphotheres have been found in many parts of the Americas.
   • Scientists study gomphothere teeth to understand their diet.