Elephas clifti Falconer 1857 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Alternative combinations: Emmenodon cliftii, Stegodon clifti, Stegodon cliftii

Synonym: Stegodon sinensis Owen 1870

Belongs to Elephas according to Lydekker 1886

See also Cope 1889 and Lydekker 1880

Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus

Type specimens:

  • Elephas clifti: Its type locality is Left Bank of Irawadi River, which is in a Neogene terrestrial gravel/sandstone in Myanmar
  • Stegodon sinensis:

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)

• Neogene of Myanmar (1), Taiwan (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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