List of gomphothere fossils in South America

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Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in South America, modern classification by Mothé et al[1]
Amahuacatherium peruvium
Cuvieronius hyodon
Notiomastodon platensis
Gomphotheriidae indet.

This is a list of gomphothere fossils found in South America. Gomphotheres were elephant-like mammals that lived from the Middle Miocene (approximately 12 million years ago) to the Holocene (6000 years BP).

The following species have been described in twentieth and twenty-first century paleontological literature about South America.[2] An alternative proposal is considered within the scientific community,[3][4][5][6] listed below.

Modern classification

Former classification[edit]

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Amahuacatherium peruvium
Cuvieronius hyodon
C. tropicus
Haplomastodon sp.
  H. chimborazi
  H. guayasensis
  H. waringi
cf. Notiomastodon (platensis)
Stegomastodon sp.
  S. platensis
  S. superbus
  S. waringi
Haplomastodon & Stegomastodon
Cuvieronius & Haplomastodon
Haplomastodon & Notiomastodon
Cuvieronius, Notiomastodon & Stegomastodon
Gomphotheriidae indet.

Original classification

  • Gomphotheriidae
    • Cuvieroniinae
      • Cuvieronius (Osborn 1923)
        • C. arellanoi (Ochoterena & Silva 1970)
        • C. hyodon (=C. humboldti) (Fischer 1814) (type)
        • C. priestleyi (Hay & Cook 1930)
        • C. tarijensis (Cabrera 1929)
        • C. tropicus (Cope 1884) (=C. oligobunis (Cope 1893))
      • Haplomastodon (Hoffstetter 1950)
        • H. chimborazi (Proaño 1922)
        • H. guayasensis (Hoffstetter 1952)
        • H. waringi (Holland 1920) (type)
      • Notiomastodon (Cabrera 1929)
        • N. ornatus (=S. platensis)
        • N. platensis (Mothé et al. 2012) (type)
        • N. vidali (Castellanos 1948)
      • Stegomastodon (Pohlig 1912)
        • S. mirificus (Leidy 1858) (= "S. successor, S. arizonae, S. texanus") (type)
        • S. platensis (Ameghino 1888)
        • S. primitivus (Osborn 1936) (=S. rexroadensis)
        • S. superbus (Casamiguela et al. 1996)
        • S. waringi (Hoffstetter 1950)

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Formations are ordered according to their youngest age

Argentina[edit]

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Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes
Late Pleistocene Urundel Fm. Quebrada del Aguay, Salta 596 m (1,955 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[7]
Río Dulce, Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero 194 m (636 ft) Stegomastodon platensis
[8]
[note 1]
Santa Clara Fm. Santa Clara del Mar, Mar Chiquita Partido, Buenos Aires 1 m (3.3 ft) Stegomastodon platensis
[9]
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires 10 m (33 ft) Stegomastodon platensis (TL 1)
[9]
[note 1]
Mid to Late Pleistocene Yupoi Fm. Arroyo Toropí-Level 3, Bellavista, Corrientes 61 m (200 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[10][11]
Luján Fm. Luján, Buenos Aires 21 m (69 ft) Stegomastodon superbus
[12][13]
Playa del Barco, Monte Hermoso, El Conglomerado, Cascada Paleolama, Pehuen Có, Buenos Aires 1 m (3.3 ft) Stegomastodon platensis (TL 2)
[14][15]
[note 1]
Aviá Terai, Chaco 102 m (335 ft) Stegomastodon platensis
[16][17]
Barranqueras, Chaco 49 m (161 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[16][18]
Charata, Chaco 100 m (330 ft) Stegomastodon sp., Stegomastodon cf. platensis
[16][19]
Castelli, Chaco 100 m (330 ft) Stegomastodon cf. platensis
[16][20]
Pleistocene El Palmar Fm. Estancia El Palmar, Entre Ríos 29 m (95 ft) Stegomastodon platensis
[21][22]
[23][24]
Punta Piedras, Punta Indio, Buenos Aires 1 m (3.3 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[25]
Río Carcarañá, Río Tercero, Santa Fe 65 m (213 ft) Mastodon sp.
[26][27]
[note 1]
Bajada de Santa Fe, Entre Ríos 12 m (39 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[27]
Pampa de Olaen, Córdoba 900 m (3,000 ft) cf. Notiomastodon platensis
[28]
Arroyo Feliciano Fm. San José de Feliciano, Entre Ríos 50 m (160 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[22][29]
Tapalqué, Buenos Aires 95 m (312 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[22]
Arroyo Perucho Verna Fm. Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos 27 m (89 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[22]
Charbonier Fm. Valle de Los Reartes, Córdoba 870 m (2,850 ft) Stegomastodon platensis ("=Notiomastodon sp.")
[30]
Tafí del Valle Fm. Tafí del Valle, Tucumán 2,000 m (6,600 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[31]

Bolivia[edit]

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Cuvieronius hyodon (="C. andinum")
Notiomastodon platensis
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Cuvieronius, Notiomastodon & Stegomastodon
Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes
Pleistocene Río Rujero, Tarija 1,718 m (5,636 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
[32]
Ulloma Fm. Río Desaguadero, Ulloma, Oruro 3,880 m (12,730 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
[33][34]
Anzaldo, Cochabamba 3,038 m (9,967 ft) Cuvieronius sp.
[35]
Betanzos Basin, between Potosí and Sucre 3,390 m (11,120 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
[33]
Valle de Carohuaycho, between Camiri and Charagua 1,080 m (3,540 ft) Cuvieronius "andinum"
[33]
Chiquitos 167 m (548 ft) Cuvieronius "andinum"
[36]
Villa Montes, Tarija 413 m (1,355 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
[37]
Mid Pleistocene Ñuapua Fm. Ñuapua 1, Chuquisaca 595 m (1,952 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[38][39]
Early Pleistocene Tarija Fm. Tarija, Tarija 973 m (3,192 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon, C. tropicus, Notiomastodon sp., Stegomastodon sp.
[40]
[41][42]

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  H. chimborazi
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Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes
Holocene Lagoa do Rumo/Chapada Diamantina, Baixa Grande, Bahia 400 m (1,300 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[43][44]
[45]
Late Pleistocene Garrincho, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí 390 m (1,280 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[46]
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Toca da Janela da Barra do Antoniao, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí 300 m (980 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
[47][48]
[note 1]
Gruta dos Brejões, Morro do Chapéu, Bahia 500 m (1,600 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[49][50]
Toca dos Ossos, Ourolândia, Bahia 770 m (2,530 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[49][51]
Fazenda Suse II, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 900 m (3,000 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[52]
Janaúba, Minas Gerais 580 m (1,900 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[49][53]
Gruta do Ingá, Pains, Minas Gerais 700 m (2,300 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[54][55]
[56]
[note 1]
Poté, Minas Gerais 560 m (1,840 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[49][57]
Lapa do Caetano, Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais 685 m (2,247 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[58]
[59][60]
[note 1]
Lajedo de Escada, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte 122 m (400 ft) Stegomastodon waringi ("= Notiomastodon platensis")
[61][62]
Caverna do Japonês & Nascente do Formoso, Serra da Bodoquena, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul 373 m (1,224 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
[49][63]
[64]
Picos II, Piranhas, Alagoas 255 m (837 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
[65]
Touro Passo Fm. Touro Passo Creek, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul 52 m (171 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[66]
Pleistocene Aguas do Araxá, Minas Gerais 973 m (3,192 ft) Haplomastodon waringi, Stegomastodon waringi
[67]
[68][69]
[note 1]
Inajá Fm. Inajá, Pernambuco 355 m (1,165 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[70]
Lage Grande, Pesqueira, Pernambuco 740 m (2,430 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi, Notiomastodon vidali
[71][72]
[73][74]
[note 1]
Roçado & Quixabinha, Petrolândia, Pernambuco 320 m (1,050 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
[71]
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe & Panelas, Pernambuco 440 m (1,440 ft) Haplomastodon sp. (="Stegomastodon")
[71][75]
Águas Belas & Santa Maria da Boa Vista, Pernambuco 360 m (1,180 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[72]
Lagoa das Pedras, Salgueiro, Pernambuco 430 m (1,410 ft) Haplomastodon waringi
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Lagoa Lajinha, Petrolina, Pernambuco 390 m (1,280 ft) Stegomastodon waringi "(=H. waringi)"
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Fazenda Nova, Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco 470 m (1,540 ft) Stegomastodon sp. "(=Haplomastodon sp.)", S. waringi, Notiomastodon platensis
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Jirau & João Cativo, Itapipoca, Ceará 65 m (213 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
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Taguara/Araras, Nova Mamoré & Porto Velho, Rondônia 150 m (490 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
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Sitio Novo, Matina, Bahia 490 m (1,610 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
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Vitória da Conquista, Bahia 950 m (3,120 ft) Notiomastodon platensis
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Fazenda Caraíba, Coronel João Sá, Bahia 266 m (873 ft) Stegomastodon waringi, Notiomastodon platensis
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Serro do Gronda, Espírito Santo 25 m (82 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Taperoá, Paraíba 530 m (1,740 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
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Upper Ribeira, São Paulo 360 m (1,180 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Tortonian Solimões Fm. Río Acre, Acre 274 m (899 ft) Amahuacatherium peruvium
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Pleistocene Taguatagua, O'Higgins 206 m (676 ft) C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.)
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Tierras Blancas & Los Vilos, La Ligua, Valparaíso 943 m (3,094 ft) C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.)
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Parral, Cauquenes, Maule 150 m (490 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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San Pablo de Tramalhué, Pilauco Bajo, Osorno 14 m (46 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Río Bueno, Valdivia 10 m (33 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Paredones & Colchagua 55 m (180 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Alto de Boroa, Temuco 131 m (430 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Limahuida, Río Choapa 282 m (925 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Casablanca 313 m (1,027 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Chillán 138 m (453 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Monte Verde 59 m (194 ft) C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.)
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Lagunillas, Valparaíso 212 m (696 ft) cf. hyodon
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Catapilco, La Ligua 103 m (338 ft) cf. hyodon
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Marchigüe, Colchagua 170 m (560 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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El Trebal 1, Padre Hurtado, Metropolitan Region 424 m (1,391 ft) Stegomastodon platensis
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Río Salado 1, Chiu Chiu 3,012 m (9,882 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Quebrada Quereo Fm. Quereo 20 m (66 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Malloco, Santiago 482 m (1,581 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Algarrobo 5 m (16 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Melipilla 269 m (883 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Cerrillos, Santiago 516 m (1,693 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Chorro de la Vieja, Colchagua 1,813 m (5,948 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Cachagua 5 m (16 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Estero de Coyanco, Laja 121 m (397 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Pliocene Las Pozas/Chacabuco 695 m (2,280 ft) C. tropicus (rev. Stegomastodon sp.)
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Holocene Quaternary alluvium Yumbo, Valle del Cauca 855 m (2,805 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Turbaná, Bolívar 80 m (260 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) Sabana Fm. Tibitó, Checua, Bosa, Guasca, Guatavita, Soacha, Tunjuelito, Pubenza & Mosquera, Tocancipá, Bogotá savanna, Cundinamarca 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon, Haplomastodon waringi or H. chimborazi
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Curití, Santander 1,400 m (4,600 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Soatá Fm. Soatá, Boyacá 1,950 m (6,400 ft) Haplomastodon waringi
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Rotinet Fm. Rotinet, Repelón, Atlántico 8 m (26 ft) Haplomastodon waringi
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Middle Pleistocene Tocaima, Cundinamarca 432 m (1,417 ft) Haplomastodon waringi
[109][110]
[note 1]
Pleistocene Arboleda, Nariño 2,170 m (7,120 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
[94]
[note 1]
Mercaderes, Cauca 1,170 m (3,840 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
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El Remolino, Taminango, Nariño 1,470 m (4,820 ft) Haplomastodon sp.
[94]
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Toro, Valle del Cauca 970 m (3,180 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Medellín, Antioquia 1,500 m (4,900 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
El Cocuy, Boyacá 2,750 m (9,020 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Duitama, Boyacá 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Sáchica, Boyacá 2,150 m (7,050 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Socotá, Boyacá 2,440 m (8,010 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Tunja, Boyacá 2,820 m (9,250 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Villa de Leyva, Boyacá 2,150 m (7,050 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Salamina, Caldas 1,820 m (5,970 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca 1,750 m (5,740 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[112]
Carrizal, Uribia, La Guajira 53 m (174 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Cabrera & San Alfonso, Villavieja, Huila 430 m (1,410 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Cúcuta, Norte de Santander 320 m (1,050 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[113]
Pamplona, Norte de Santander 2,340 m (7,680 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Agualinda, Lebrija, Santander 1,050 m (3,440 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[111]
Vélez, Santander 2,050 m (6,730 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Ibagué, Tolima 1,280 m (4,200 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[94]
Ortega, Tolima 2,680 m (8,790 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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La Victoria, Valle del Cauca 900 m (3,000 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Zarzal, Valle del Cauca 900 m (3,000 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Ecuador[edit]

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Mid to Late Pleistocene Tablazo Fm. Río Cañas, Montecristi, Manabí 100 m (330 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Pleistocene Imbabura, Imbabura 3,200 m (10,500 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon (TL)
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Region de La Paz, Carchi 2,690 m (8,830 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Hacienca Pucará, Carchi 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Calderón/Carapungo, Quito, Pichincha 2,630 m (8,630 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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Alangasí, Quito, Pichincha 2,539 m (8,330 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][121]
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Punín, Chalán, Chimborazo 2,994 m (9,823 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][122]
[note 1]
Tumbaco, Pichincha 2,360 m (7,740 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][123]
Llano Chico, Quito, Pichincha 2,610 m (8,560 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][124]
Quebrada La Tola, Quito, Pichincha 2,343 m (7,687 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][125]
Checa, Pichincha 2,520 m (8,270 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
[117][126]
La Carolina, Santa Elena 5 m (16 ft) Haplomastodon guayasensis
[117][127]
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Tanque Loma, Santa Elena 21 m (69 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet. (cf. N. platensis)
[128]
Quebrada Pistud, Bolívar, Carchi 2,760 m (9,060 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi
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[note 1]
Baños, Cuenca 2,760 m (9,060 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Paraguay[edit]

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Pleistocene General Bruguer/Riacho Negro, Presidente Hayes 55 m (180 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Puerto Santa Rosa, San Pedro 72 m (236 ft) cf. Notiomastodon
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Late Pleistocene La Brea, Talara, Piura 3 m (9.8 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Cupinisque Desert, La Libertad 2 m (6.6 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Ocucaje, Ica 500 m (1,600 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Quebrada El Jahuay, Arequipa 1 m (3.3 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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La Huaca, Piura 17 m (56 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Ayusbamba, Cuzco 3,500 m (11,500 ft) Cuvieronius hyodon
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Quipan, Canta, Lima 2,200 m (7,200 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Pasamayo Quarry, Lima 10 m (33 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Pleistocene Sacaco 2, Arequipa 750 m (2,460 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Celendín, Cajamarca 2,500 m (8,200 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
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Tortonian Madre de Dios Fm. Cerro Colorado, Madre de Dios 300 m (980 ft) Amahuacatherium peruvium
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Late Pleistocene Dolores Fm. Campo Viñoles, Cerro Largo 105 m (344 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Mid to Late Pleistocene Casil Quarry, Montevideo 17 m (56 ft) Stegomastodon waringi
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Late Pleistocene Cucuruchú, Barquisimeto 566 m (1,857 ft) Haplomastodon chimborazi ("=Stegomastodon")
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Taima-Taima, Falcón 40 m (130 ft) Haplomastodon sp., (=)Stegomastodon waringi
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San Miguel, Lara 998 m (3,274 ft) ?Stegomastodon sp.
[151]
Quíbor, Lara 694 m (2,277 ft) ?Stegomastodon sp.
[151]
Quebrada de Guadalupe, Lara 590 m (1,940 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[151]
San Juan de los Morros, Guárico 450 m (1,480 ft) Stegomastodon sp.
[151]
[note 1]
Los Guamos, Trujillo 1,200 m (3,900 ft) ?Cuvieronius sp.
[151]
Minas de Guaniamo, Cedeño, Bolívar 250 m (820 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Los Guayos, Guacara, Carabobo 440 m (1,440 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Zanja de Lira, Cojedes 70 m (230 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
La Ciénega, Pueblo Nuevo [es], Falcón 60 m (200 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Coro, Falcón 28 m (92 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Camaguán, Guárico 50 m (160 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Barbacoas, Lara 1,500 m (4,900 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Carora, Lara 425 m (1,394 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
La Cruz, Guardagallos, Quebrada del Totumo, Urdaneta, Lara 185 m (607 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
El Anís, Mérida 499 m (1,637 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Maturín, Monagas 90 m (300 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Mundo Nuevo, Monagas 900 m (3,000 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Orocual, Monagas 145 m (476 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Cumanacoa, Sucre 231 m (758 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Agua Viva, Trujillo 120 m (390 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]
Serranía del Perijá, Zulia 175 m (574 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
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Minas de Guasare-Socuy, Zulia 26 m (85 ft) Gomphotheriidae indet.
[151]

Proposed reclassification[edit]

Some authors, Lucas, Mothé, Avilla et al., propose a reclassification of the South American gomphotheres as follows:[3][4][5][6]

  • Stegomastodon (Pohlig, 1912) is an exclusively North American genus
  • Haplomastodon (Hoffstetter 1950) is a South American genus, but synonymous with Notiomastodon (Cabrera 1929)
  • as Notiomastodon was defined earlier, all Haplomastodon species should be considered part of Notiomastodon
  • all formerly described species as Stegomastodon sp., Haplomastodon sp. and Notiomastodon sp. belong to a single species; Notiomastodon platensis
  • Cuvieronius is the only remaining South American genus outside of Notiomastodon, containing the single local species C. hyodon

Other researchers as Labarca, Prado and Alberdi agree with the placement of species into Notiomastodon, but reject the idea of a single species. They continue to use Stegomastodon waringi for South American gomphotheres from Chile.[90]

Evolution[edit]

  • Lucas (2010, 2013) proposes that Notiomastodon evolved from Cuvieronius inside South America[3]
  • Mothé et al. (2012, 2015, 2016) propose that Notiomastodon and Cuvieronius reached South America in two separate migration waves[156]

Gallery[edit]

  • Global distribution Gomphotheriidae
    Global distribution Gomphotheriidae
  • Cuvieronius hyodon
    Cuvieronius hyodon
  • Notiomastodon
    Notiomastodon
  • Notiomastodon
    Notiomastodon
  • Notiomastodon and Stegomastodon
    Notiomastodon and Stegomastodon
  • Reconstructed gomphotheres, Osorno, Chile
    Reconstructed gomphotheres, Osorno, Chile

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Reclassified as Notiomastodon platensis by Mothé et al. (2015)[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mothé & Avilla, 2015, pp.25-27
  2. ^ Defler, Thomas (2018-12-19). History of Terrestrial Mammals in South America How South American Mammalian Fauna Changed from the Mesozoic to Recent Times. Springer. ISBN 9783319984490. OCLC 1086568896.
  3. ^ a b c Lucas, 2013
  4. ^ a b Mothé et al., 2012
  5. ^ a b Mothé et al., 2016a
  6. ^ a b Mothé et al., 2016b
  7. ^ Zacarías et al., 2012
  8. ^ Alberdi et al., 2008
  9. ^