Phylum Chordata Order Proboscidea | ||
Family †ChoerolophodontidaeGaziry, 1976 Similar Proboscidea, Mammal, Amebelodontidae, Chordate, Afrotheria | ||
Choerolophodontidae is an extinct family of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to elephants. Two genera are known, Afrochoerodon and Choerolophodon.
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Taxonomy
Although usually classified as part of Gomphotheriidae, recent cladistic analysis recovers choerolophodont gomphotheres as basal to trilophodont gompotheres and therefore a distinct family.
Distribution
Fossils of choerolophodontids have been found in Africa, China, Anatolia, and the Balkans.
References
Choerolophodontidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA