†unranked clade Plesielephantiformes Shoshani 2001 (proboscidean)

Mammalia - Proboscidea

Parent taxon: Proboscidea according to W. J. Sanders et al. 2010

See also Shoshani and Tassy 2005

Sister taxa: Arcanotherium, Barytherioidea, Caenobasileus, Caenobasileus tremontigerus, Choerolophodontidae, Cryptomastodon, Deinotherioidea, Deinotherioidea, Dinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Elephantimorpha, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Gomphotheriidae, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Mastodontoidea, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus, Phiomia, Saloumia

Subtaxa: Phosphatheriidae

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mali (2 collections), Morocco (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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