Tetralophodon fossil map
Where fossils of Tetralophodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Gomphotheriidae |
| Named by | Falconer 1857 |
| Fossil records | 80 occurrences at 37 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ukraine, Moldova, Tunisia, Spain, Hungary, Greece, China, Austria, Georgia, Ethiopia … |
| Rock formations | txn:43240, Edelény, Chersonian, Antonios, Chorora, ?Beglia |
About Tetralophodon
Tetralophodon (from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), meaning "four", λόφος (lóphos), meaning "ridge", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth") is an extinct genus of "tetralophodont gomphothere" belonging to the superfamily Elephantoidea, known from the Miocene of Afro-Eurasia. It has been proposed as a possible ancestor of Elephantidae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tetralophodon (revision 1378646987), 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: Q1955654.
