†Elephas melitensis Falconer 1868 (elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Elephas according to D. M. Bate 1903
See also Cope 1889 and Palombo 2001
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, Elephas jolensis, Elephas kiangnanensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas platycephalus, Elephas priscus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Zebbug Cave (Quaternary of Malta)
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