Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combinations: Elephas iolensis, Palaeoloxodon iolensis
Synonyms: Archidiskodon broomi Osborn 1928, Archidiskodon sheppardi Dart 1927, Archidiskodon transvaalensis Dart 1927, Mammuthus (Archidiskodon) transvaalensis Dart 1927, Mammuthus transvaalensis Dart 1927, Palaeoloxodon sheppardi Dart 1927, Palaeoloxodon transvaalensis Dart 1927
Belongs to Elephas according to F. K. Manthi et al. 2020
See also Boule 1900, Hendey 1969, Lister 2013, Osborn 1934 and Senut et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, Elephas kiangnanensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas platycephalus, Elephas priscus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Morocco (1 collection), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uganda (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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