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Alive, specimens typically stood about 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) tall at the shoulder, and weighed about 3.5 tonnes (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons). The skull was relatively long and low-vaulted. The upper tusks were straight to slightly curved, and had a spiral shaped-enamel band, and reached
676:, at a location the local population referred to as the "Field of Giants". Humboldt recognized that, rather than being bones of giant humans as had been thought by the local population and previous Spanish colonists, they were similar to the giant elephants (
690:, who classified the teeth into two species, which he referred to as the "mastodonte des cordilières" and the "mastodonte humboldtien", in an 1806 paper. It was not until 1824 that Cuvier formally named the species. He referred both to the genus
1766:
Lundelius, Ernest L.; Thies, Kenneth J.; Graham, Russell W.; Bell, Christopher J.; Smith, Gregory James; DeSantis, Larisa R.G. (October 2019). "Proboscidea from the Big
Cypress Creek fauna, Deweyville Formation, Harris County, Texas".
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being only present in young juveniles, and the lower jaw shortened (brevirostrine). The third molars typically had 4 to 4.5 lophs/lophids, with some specimens having 5 lophs/lophids, with relatively simple crowns.
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MothĂ©, D.; dos Santos Avilla, L.; Asevedo, L.; Borges-Silva, L.; Rosas, M.; Labarca-Encina, R.; Souberlich, R.; Soibelzon, E.; Roman-Carrion, J.L.; RĂos, S.D.; Rincon, A.D.; de
Oliveira, G.C.; Lopes, R.P. (2017).
971:, with its last records in Florida dating to around 500,000 years ago, but persisted in southern North America (including Mexico) and Central America until the very end of the Pleistocene. During the
1806:
Sanchez, Guadalupe; Holliday, Vance T.; Gaines, Edmund P.; Arroyo-Cabrales, JoaquĂn; MartĂnez-TagĂĽeña, Natalia; Kowler, Andrew; Lange, Todd; Hodgins, Gregory W. L.; Mentzer, Susan M. (2014-07-29).
993:, with the oldest possible date being 760,000 ±30,000 years ago and the oldest confirmed date being 304,000 ±54,000 years ago, and had a much more restricted range, confined mostly to the Andes.
806:
considerable size, with tusks in the region of 2.2 metres (7.2 ft) in length and weights in excess of 50 kilograms (110 lb). The lower tusks present in more primitive gomphotheres were
1064:
was extirpated from South
America by the end of the Late Pleistocene, with its youngest dates on the continent being around 44,000 years ago, before the arrival of people.
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is known from the
Southern United States, including Texas, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, as well as Mexico. It was also widespread across Central America.
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plants with large fleshy fruits similar to those consumed by large animals in Africa, but which lack effective living native seed dispersers, which they described as "
355:
epoch. Among the last gomphotheres, it became extinct at the end of the
Pleistocene, approximately 12,000 years ago, following the arrival of humans to the Americas.
2042:
1449:"Extinction of North American Cuvieronius (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) driven by dietary resource competition with sympatric mammoths and mastodons"
719:. The idea of two distinct species continued to be accepted into the 20th century, usually using Cuvier's names, though Fischer's names were older. In 1923,
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Adrián PĂ©rez-Crespo, VĂctor; Laurito, CĂ©sar A.; Arroyo-Cabrales, JoaquĂn; Valerio, Ana L.; Cienfuegos-Alvarado, Edith; J. Otero, Francisco (2 April 2024).
764:
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considered to be the correct name. During the 1950s, the nomenclature of this species became increasingly tangled, as various scientists regarded the
1387:"The Dance of Tusks: Rediscovery of Lower Incisors in the Pan-American Proboscidean Cuvieronius hyodon Revises Incisor Evolution in Elephantimorpha"
1125:"The Dance of Tusks: Rediscovery of Lower Incisors in the Pan-American Proboscidean Cuvieronius hyodon Revises Incisor Evolution in Elephantimorpha"
1638:
Prado, J. L.; Alberdi, M. T.; Azanza, B.; Sánchez, B.; Frassinetti, D. (2005). "The
Pleistocene Gomphotheriidae (Proboscidea) from South America".
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1225:. In: Lucas, S.P., Morgan, G.S., Spielmann, J.A., Prothero, D.R. (Eds.), Neogene Mammals, vol. 44. N. M. Mus. Nat. Hist. Sci. Bull., pp. 31e38
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from
Ecuador in the north, to Bolivia in the south, with the localities in the southern Andes in Chile and Argentina now thought to belong to
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However, by the 1930s, general agreement had shifted to regard both forms as representing a single, geographically widespread species, with
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1024:, with many previous studies simply labeling fossils one or the other depending on location, with only localities definitely identified as
1002:
2011:"Evidencias culturales durante el Pleistocene y Holoceno de Colombia - Cultural evidences during the Pleistocene and Holocene of Colombia"
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1681:"Sixty years after 'The mastodonts of Brazil': The state of the art of South American proboscideans (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae)"
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a North
American gomphothere genus known from the Late Miocene and Pliocene. The oldest remains attributed to the genus from the
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Unknown to Cuvier, Fischer had, in 1814, already named the two species based on Cuvier's original description, in the new genus
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for North and South
American remains, respectively, but recent scholarship suggests that there is only a single valid species,
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1102:, suggesting that hunting may have played a role in its extinction. The site was initially suggested to date to 13,390 years
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The World of
Elephants (La Terra degli Elefanti) - Proceedings of the 1st International Congress , Rome October 16–20, 2001
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is suggested to have been a generalist mixed feeder that consumed a wide range of plant resources, including grasses and
3128:
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1744:
1237:"Quaternary gomphotheres (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) from the continental shelf, Pearl Islands, Panama"
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Cooke, Richard (1998). "Human settlement of Central America and northernmost South America (14,000-8000 BP)".
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animals from the New World to be studied. The first remains of this species were recovered from Ecuador by
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instead. The oldest unambiguous records of the genus in North America date to 1.4 million years ago (Ma).
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1962:
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1973:
1808:"Human (Clovis)–gomphothere (Cuvieronius sp.) association ~13,390 calibrated yBP in Sonora, Mexico"
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686:. Humboldt sent teeth that he had collected from Mexico, Ecuador, and Chile to French anatomist
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2006:
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1036:. The same group maintains that all the South American specimens represent the single species
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became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, approximately 12,000 years ago as part of the
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probably included fruit, and that it was likely an important seed disperser of a variety of
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1978:
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1498:"Feeding habits of the Gomphothere Cuvieronius hyodon in Costa Rica:A biochemical approach"
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1079:, simultaneously alongside most other large animals across the Americas. The extinction of
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as had been followed for over 50 years by that time, rather than abandoning the well-known
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1344:"Estimating tusk masses in proboscideans: a comprehensive analysis and predictive model"
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According to a group of Brazilian mammalogists, many sites in South America referred to
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Mayor, A. (2005). Fossil legends of the first Americans. Princeton University Press.
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initially evolved in North America. It is considered closely related to, if not
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1730:"Late Quaternary Biogeography and Extinction of Proboscideans in North America"
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as a synonym. In 2011, Opinion 2276 of the ICZN ruled to conserve the names.
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which ranged from southern North America to western South America during the
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Mothé, Dimila; Ferretti, Marco P.; Avilla, Leonardo S. (12 January 2016).
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Mothé, Dimila; Ferretti, Marco P.; Avilla, Leonardo S. (12 January 2016).
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Waters, Michael R.; Stafford, Thomas W.; Carlson, David L. (2020-10-23).
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Morgan, Gary S.; MacFadden, Bruce J.; MartĂnez, MartĂn (January 2016).
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is confused. historically, several species were recognised, typically
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1735:. In Cavarretta, G.; Gioia, P.; Mussi, M.; Palombo, M. R. (eds.).
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and another indeterminate gomphothere were found associated with
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was in Mexico and Central Texas. Remains found near the town of
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from its northern range in North America over the course of the
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Cuvieronius (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Neogene of Florida
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1739:. Rome: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. pp. 707–709.
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Smith, Gregory James; DeSantis, Larisa R. G. (February 2020).
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Osborn, 1923 (Mammalia, Proboscidea): Proposed conservation.
1554:"Neotropical Anachronisms: The Fruits the Gomphotheres Ate"
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were specialised forest inhabitants that primarily fed on
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apparently reached South America considerably later than
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1609:"The palaeobiogeography of South American gomphotheres"
1278:"Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans"
1234:
1607:
Lucas, Spencer G.; Yuan, Wang; Min, Liu (2013-01-01).
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1060:(BP), are the most recent findings north of Mexico.
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1552:Janzen, Daniel H.; Martin, Paul S. (January 1982).
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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963:in North America around 1.3 Ma, presumably due to
723:recognized that these species were distinct from
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1875:"The age of Clovis—13,050 to 12,750 cal yr B.P."
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366:Gomphothere phylogeny (after Mothé et al. 2016)
1812:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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1094:in Sonora, Mexico, remains of an individual of
2005:
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1003:List of gomphothere fossils in South America
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1077:Late Pleistocene megafauna extinctions
128:Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle,
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1970:
1044:, the northern limit of the range of
755:to be Fischer's first published name
293:Ochoterena & Silva-Bárcenas, 1970
3264:Taxa named by Henry Fairfield Osborn
3174:Pleistocene mammals of South America
3069:Pleistocene mammals of North America
1330:The last North American gomphotheres
1056:, which date to around 24,000 years
1028:, the range now extends in the high
1332:. N Mex Mus Nat Hist Sci. 88:45–58.
13:
2043:American Museum of Natural History
14:
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3169:Pliocene mammals of South America
3064:Pliocene mammals of North America
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2018:Revista de ArqueologĂa Americana
1977:. 49/50 (1). Pergamon: 177–190.
1955:
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1342:Larramendi, Asier (2023-12-10).
985:, dispersed into South America.
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269:(Fischer, 1814) (conserved name)
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1934:
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1083:and other megafauna postdates
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782:The species level taxonomy of
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3259:Fossil taxa described in 1923
1991:10.1016/S1040-6182(97)00062-1
1524:10.1080/08912963.2023.2183856
1356:10.1080/08912963.2023.2286272
1285:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
1109:
1085:human arrival in the Americas
1067:
3164:Fossils of the United States
3039:Prehistoric placental genera
1785:10.1016/j.quaint.2019.11.018
1705:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.08.028
1658:10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.012
1412:10.1371/journal.pone.0147009
1262:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.003
1150:10.1371/journal.pone.0147009
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7:
1578:10.1126/science.215.4528.19
1207:Bull. Zool. Nomen, 66, 1-6.
905:suggested that the diet of
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3049:Zanclean first appearances
1963:Prehistoric mammals portal
1613:Journal of Palaeogeography
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973:Great American Interchange
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32:Early Pleistocene–Holocene
3129:Pleistocene United States
3044:Pleistocene proboscideans
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1769:Quaternary International
1685:Quaternary International
1641:Quaternary International
1241:Quaternary International
997:Distribution and habitat
915:Pleistocene anachronisms
16:Extinct genus of mammals
3104:Pleistocene El Salvador
2007:Correal Urrego, Gonzalo
1833:10.1073/pnas.1404546111
1276:Larramendi, A. (2016).
967:by mammoths as well as
682:) being described from
3139:Fossils of El Salvador
3099:Pleistocene Costa Rica
3059:Pliocene proboscideans
1898:10.1126/sciadv.aaz0455
1728:Graham, R. W. (2001).
1298:10.4202/app.00136.2014
745:Cuvieronius humboldtii
729:Cuvieronius humboldtii
721:Henry Fairfield Osborn
674:Alexander von Humboldt
3229:Pleistocene Venezuela
3134:Fossils of Costa Rica
3119:Pleistocene Nicaragua
3109:Pleistocene Guatemala
3094:Neogene United States
3006:Paleobiology Database
2993:Paleobiology Database
965:competitive exclusion
959:after the arrival of
854:Skull in ventral view
842:Skull in lateral view
3254:Fossils of Venezuela
3219:Pleistocene Colombia
3154:Fossils of Nicaragua
3144:Fossils of Guatemala
3054:Holocene extinctions
2844:Plesielephantiformes
2079:Genera of the order
1221:Lucas, S.P., 2008a.
1199:Lucas, S.G. (2009).
733:Cordillerion andium,
668:was among the first
329:Hay & Cook, 1930
3244:Fossils of Colombia
3224:Pleistocene Ecuador
3209:Pleistocene Bolivia
2432:Choerolophodontidae
1983:1998QuInt..49..177C
1949:Paleontology portal
1890:2020SciA....6..455W
1824:2014PNAS..11110972S
1818:(30): 10972–10977.
1777:2019QuInt.530...59L
1697:2017QuInt.443...52M
1650:2005QuInt.126...21P
1625:2013JPalG...2...19L
1570:1982Sci...215...19J
1516:2024HBio...36..734A
1465:2020Pbio...46...41S
1403:2016PLoSO..1147009M
1253:2016QuInt.392..335M
1141:2016PLoSO..1147009M
1100:Clovis spear points
903:Paul Schultz Martin
761:Mastodon humboldtii
757:Mastotherium hyodon
739:in honour of Cuvier
3249:Fossils of Ecuador
3234:Fossils of Bolivia
3124:Pleistocene Panama
3114:Pleistocene Mexico
1771:. 530–531: 59–68.
1644:. 126–128: 21–30.
1503:Historical Biology
1474:10.1017/pab.2020.7
1348:Historical Biology
1040:By the end of the
1018:actually refer to
1007:In North America,
666:Cuvieronius hyodon
263:Cuvieronius hyodon
3214:Pleistocene Chile
3159:Fossils of Panama
3149:Fossils of Mexico
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2663:Paratetralophodon
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2581:Cuvieronius
2527:Protanancus
2506:Konobelodon
2499:Eurybelodon
2397:Losodokodon
2250:Barytherium
2186:Khamsaconus
2135:Proboscidea
2120:Tethytheria
2081:Proboscidea
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1081:Cuvieronius
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1042:Pleistocene
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801:Description
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784:Cuvieronius
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769:Cuvieronius
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310:C. tropicus
301:Ficcarelli
221:Cuvieronius
194:Proboscidea
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2478:Amebelodon
2411:Sinomammut
2381:Mammutidae
2176:Eritherium
2111:Afrotheria
2028:2016-07-08
1752:2010-02-27
1201:Case 3479
1110:References
1068:Extinction
1038:C. hyodon.
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796:C. hyodon.
3184:Ensenadan
2744:Mammuthus
2734:Loxodonta
2588:Eubelodon
2390:Eozygodon
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1999:1040-6182
1906:2375-2548
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154:Eukaryota
125:C. hyodon
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164:Animalia
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