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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