Gomphotheriidae
Translingual
Etymology
Gomphotherium + -idae
Proper noun
Gomphotheriidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – the gomphotheres, a diverse possibly paraphyletic group of extinct elephant-like animals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Proboscidea - order
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gomphotherium - type genus; Anancus, Amebelodon, Choerolophodon, Cuvieronius, Platybelodon, Rhynchotherium, Sinomastodon, Zygolophodon - genera
References
- Gomphothere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gomphotheriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gomphotheriidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gomphotheriidae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Gomphotheriidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Gomphotheriidae at Paleology Database