Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to M. P. Ferretti 2008
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (5 collections), Taiwan (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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