Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus Dubrovo 1955 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to Dubrovo 1955

Sister taxa: Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon namadicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou

Type specimen: ZIN 27052 (partial skeleton)

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (1 collection), Turkmenistan (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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