Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Elephas according to Goldfuss 1821
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elephas priscus in the database
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