Amebelodontidae is an extinct family of large herbivorous proboscidean mammals related to elephants. They were formerly assigned to Gomphotheriidae, but recent authors consider them a distinct family.
Archaeobelodon filholi mandible
Skull of Platybelodon grangeri
Gomphotheres are an extinct group of proboscideans related to modern elephants. First appearing in Africa during the Oligocene, they dispersed into Eurasia and North America during the Miocene and arr
Gophotherium at AMNH
Largely unworn molar of Gomphotherium angustidens, a "trilophodont gomphothere"
Worn molar of Gomphotherium angustidens