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Class Mammalia
Order Proboscidea
Family Gomphotheriidae

†Rhynchotherium sp.—Cuvier's Gomphothere

According to Kurtén and Anderson (1980:346), "compressed, enamel-banded lower tusks, a short, sharply downturned symphysis, and a stout ramus" are characteristic of the genus.

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Late Blancan: 111 Ranch (Morgan and White 2005).

Literature. Morgan and White 2005; Murray 2008.

Last Update: 1 Apr 2014