Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Synonyms: Elephas asiaticus Blumenbach 1797, Elephas gigas Perry 1811
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Elephas according to N. Rohland et al. 2010
See also Allen 1936, Andrews 1903, Hay 1902, Linnaeus 1758, Rogaev et al. 2006, Shoshani and Eisenberg 1982 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon recki, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai
Subtaxa: Elephas maximus indicus Elephas maximus maximus Elephas maximus sumatranus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Average measurements (in mm): femur circumference 304.8
Estimated body mass: 3.99 tons based on femur circumference
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), India (1), Indonesia (1), Thailand (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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