†Cryptomastodon von Koenigswald 1933 (proboscidean)
Parent taxon: Proboscidea according to D. P. Domning 1996
Sister taxa: Barytherioidea, Barytherium, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Elephantoidea, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Moeritheriidae, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus, Plesielephantiformes
Subtaxa: Cryptomastodon martini
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser