The second radiation was represented by the emergence of the gomphotheres in the Miocene, which likely evolved from Eritreum and originated in Africa, spreading to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
A segunda radiación represéntase pola aparición dos Gomphotheriidae no Mioceno, que evolucionaron dos Eritreum e se orixinaron en África, espallándose por tódolos continente agás Australia e a Antártida.