Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combination: Protelephas planifrons
Belongs to Elephas according to V. J. Maglio 1973
See also Garutt 1957
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Nepal (1)
• Pliocene of India (4), Italy (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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