Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combinations: Archidiskodon paramammonteus, Elephas hysudricus paramammonteus
Belongs to Mammuthus according to Y. Kawamura et al. 2007
See also Kimura et al. 1983 and Shikama et al. 1975
Sister taxa: Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus chosaricus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus hayi, Mammuthus lamarmorae, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mammuthus trogontherii, Mammuthus weifangensis, Mammuthus wusti, Archidiskodon gromovi, Archidiskodon celebensis, Archidiskodon haroldcooki
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution: found only at Nopporo Hills, Kitahiroshima fauna (Quaternary of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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