Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Elephas according to M. R. Palombo 2005
See also Maglio 1973 and Palombo 2001
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), Malta (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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