Sinomastodon fossil map
Where fossils of Sinomastodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 | 11.63–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Gomphotheriidae |
| Named by | Tobien et al. 1986 |
| Fossil records | 20 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Indonesia, Thailand, India |
| Rock formations | txn:43240, Kali Glagah, Pucangan |
About Sinomastodon
Sinomastodon ("Chinese mastodon") is an extinct gomphothere proboscidean known from the Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene of Asia, including China, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and probably in Kashmir Valley, India.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sinomastodon (revision 1369357792), 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: Q373271.
