Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combination: Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis
Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to M. P. Ferretti 2008
See also Palombo 2005
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon antiquus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Malta (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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