Blancotherium

Blancotherium "Blanco Creek beast" is an extinct genus of gomphotheriid proboscidean from Texas. [1] Originally named Gnathabelodon "buckneri", the genus consists solely of type species B. buckneri.[1]

Blancotherium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Gomphotheriidae
Genus: Blancotherium
May, 2019
Type species
Blancotherium buckneri
May, 2019

Etymology

Blancotherium's generic name is derived from Blanco Creek, Texas, and the Greek thēria "beast, animal". The specific epithet is named for the Buckner Ranch, where the holotype was discovered.[1]

Description

Blancotherium is known from a skull. Its tusks are long and curve gently upward, lacking an enamel band and not spiralling. The lower tusks are small and oval-shaped, and in contrast to the tusks, possess enamel bands.

References

  1. May, SR; 2019 "The Lapara Creek Fauna: Early Clarendonian of south Texas, USA". Palaeontologia Electronica (22.1.15)1-129


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