Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: G. Theodorou, Y. Bassiakos, E. Tsakalos, E. Yiannouli, and P. Maniatis. 2018. The use of CT scans and 3D modeling as a powerful tool to assist fossil vertebrate taxonomy. Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection. 7th International Conference, EuroMed 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus 11196:79-89
Belongs to Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) according to G. Theodorou et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon namadicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou
Type specimen: AMPG 900, a maxilla (maxilla with right M2, left M1-M3). Its type locality is Poros, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Poros
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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