Blancotherium
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Blancotherium (meaning "Blanco Creek beast") is an extinct genus of gomphotheriid proboscidean from Texas. Originally named Gnathabelodon "buckneri", the genus consists solely of type species B. buckneri.
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- Blancotherium
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Blancotherium (meaning "Blanco Creek beast") is an extinct genus of gomphotheriid proboscidean from Texas. Originally named Gnathabelodon "buckneri", the genus consists solely of type species B. buckneri.
== Etymology == Blancotherium's generic name is derived from Blanco Creek, Texas, and the Greek thērion "beast", "animal". The specific epithet is named for the Buckner Ranch, where the holotype was discovered.
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