Elephas planifrons Falconer and Cautley 1846 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Alternative combinations: Mammuthus planifrons, Protelephas planifrons

Belongs to Elephas according to V. J. Maglio 1973

See also Garutt 1957 and Gulec et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, Elephas jolensis, Elephas kiangnanensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas platycephalus, Elephas priscus

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Türkiye (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Nepal (1)

• Pliocene of India (4), Italy (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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