Gnathabelodon fossil map
Where fossils of Gnathabelodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 12.5–9.4 million years ago (Serravallian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Gomphotheriidae |
| Named by | Barbour and Sternberg 1935 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | txn:43240 |
About Gnathabelodon
Gnathabelodon is an extinct genus of gomphothere (a sister group to modern elephants) endemic to North America that includes species that lived during the Middle to Late Miocene.
"Gnathabelodon" buckneri Sellards, 1940 has been renamed Blancotherium.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gnathabelodon (revision 1278004073), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5574121.
