Choerolophodon ngorora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida

Familia: †Choerolophodontidae
Genus: †Choerolophodon
Species: †Choerolophodon ngorora

Name

Choerolophodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974)

Holotype: KNM-BN 571 & 577

Type horizon and locality: "Upper Miocene of the Ngorora Formation, site 2/49A, Baringo District, central Kenya"

Synonymy

• Afrochoerodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974) Pickford, 2001
• Choerolophodon ngorora (Maglio, 1974) Tassy, 1977
• Gomphotherium ngorora Maglio, 1974: 700 [Protonym]

References

Primary references

• Maglio, V.J. 1974. A new proboscidean from the late Miocene of Kenya. Palaeontology 17(3): 699–705. Online Reference page. 
• Pickford, M. 2001. Afrochoerodon nov. gen. kisumuensis (MacInnes) (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from Cheparawa, Middle Miocene, Kenya. Annales de Paléontologie 87(2): 99–117. DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3969(01)80005-7 Reference page.