Second installment of #gomphtober2025 skeleton of gomphotherium from Mt. Diablo, California. Was on display at UC Berkeley, don't know if it still is.
#fossilfriday #prehistoriccalifornia #gomphotherium #cenozoic #miocene #elephant #fossil
Meaning of #gomphotherium Gomphotherium : Extinct genus of proboscised mammals from the family of gonfotérides who lived in the early Miocene and in the Pliocene em what is now Europe, North America, Asia and Africa... gomphotherium
Meaning of #gomphotherium Giant beast or very large. It was a species of extinct proboscis that lived in the Miocene and Pliocene. It was related to today's elephants, although they differed greatly in the dental structure... gomphotherium
Significado de #gomphotherium Gomphotherium: Género extinto de mamíferos proboscídeos de la familia de los gonfotéridos que vivieron a comienzos del Mioceno y en el Plioceno em lo que ahora es Europa, América del Norte, Asia y África... gomphotherium
Significado de #gomphotherium Bestia gigante o muy grande. Era un a especie de proboscidio extinto que vivió en el Mioceno y Plioceno. Estaba emparentado con los elefantes actuales, aunque diferían mucho en la estructura dental... gomphotherium
Significado de #gomphotherium Gomphotherium : Gênero extinto de mamíferos proboscizados da família de gonfotérides que viveram no início do Mioceno e no Plioceno em o que hoje é a Europa, América do Norte, Ásia e África... gomphotherium
Significado de #gomphotherium Besta gigante ou muito grande. Foi uma espécie de proboscis extinto que viveu no Mioceno e no Plioceno. Estava relacionado com os elefantes de hoje, embora eles diferem muito na estrutura dentária... gomphotherium
Fossilized mammal tooth of a Gomphotherium showing prominent humps.
A fossilized tooth of a Gomphotherium angustidens from Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This Miocene aged elephant-like proboscidean had two pairs of straight tusks and teeth with bumpy cusps. #FossilFriday
#synapsid #mammal #fossil #paleontology #gomphotherium #gomphothere
