Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Elephas according to Falconer 1868
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Zebbug Cave (Quaternary of Malta)
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