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Elephantimorpha
Taxonomy
Elephantimorpha was named by Tassy and Shoshani (1997). It is extant.
It was assigned to Elephantiformes by Shoshani and Tassy (2005); to Elephantiformes by Shoshani et al. (2006); to Proboscidea by Mothé et al. (2016); and to Proboscidea by von Koenigswald et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Elephantiformes by Shoshani and Tassy (2005); to Elephantiformes by Shoshani et al. (2006); to Proboscidea by Mothé et al. (2016); and to Proboscidea by von Koenigswald et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Elephantimorpha Tassy and Shoshani |
| 2005 | Elephantimorpha Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2 |
| 2006 | Elephantimorpha Shoshani et al. p. 17300 |
| 2016 | Elephantimorpha Mothé et al. |
| 2023 | Elephantimorpha von Koenigswald et al. p. 8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Unr. Elephantimorpha Tassy and Shoshani 1997
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G. †Eritreaum Shoshani et al. 2006
Fm. †Mammutidae Hay 1922 [mastodon]
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G. †Eozygodon Tassy and Pickford 1983
G. †Mammut Blumenbach 1799 [mastodon]
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†Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 [American mastodon]
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Invalid names: Elephas americanus De Kay 1842 [synonym], Mammut ohioticum Blumenbach 1797 [synonym], Mammut progenium Hay 1914 [synonym], Mastodon giganteum Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Pliomastodon adamsi Hibbard 1944 [synonym], Tapirus mastodontoides Harlan 1825 [synonym], Tetracaulodon mastodontoideum Godman 1830 [synonym]
†Mammut borsoni Hays 1834
†Mammut cosoensis Schultz 1937
†Mammut floridanum Leidy 1886
†Mammut furlongi Shotwell and Russell 1963
†Mammut matthewi Osborn 1921
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Invalid names: Mammut nevadanus [synonym], Pliomastodon sellardsi Simpson 1930 [synonym], Pliomastodon vexillarius Matthew 1930 [synonym]
†Mammut obliquelophus Mucha 1980
†Mammut pacificus Dooley et al. 2019
†Mammut praetypicum Schlesinger 1919
†Mastodon americanus alaskensis Frick 1933
Invalid names: Leviathan Koch 1841 [synonym], Mastodon Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Missourium Koch 1840 [synonym], Pliomastodon Osborn 1926 [synonym], Tetracaulodon Godman 1830 [synonym]
G. †Zygolophodon Vacek 1877
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Subg. †Zygolophodon (Turicius) Chow and Chang 1961
†Zygolophodon aegyptensis Sanders and Miller 2002
†Zygolophodon atavus Borissiak 1936
†Zygolophodon chinjiensis Chow and Chang 1978
†Zygolophodon gobiensis Osborn and Granger 1932
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Invalid names: Miomastodon tongxiensis Chen 1978 [synonym]
†Zygolophodon lufengensis Zhang 1982
†Zygolophodon metachinjiensis Osborn 1929
†Zygolophodon morotoensis Pickford and Tassy 1980
†Zygolophodon proavus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Mastodon brevidens Cope 1889 [synonym], Mastodon merriami Osborn 1921 [synonym], Tetrabelodon brevidens Cope 1889 [synonym]
†Zygolophodon tapiroides Cuvier 1824
†Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824
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Invalid names: Gomphotherium xiaolongtanensis Chow and Chang 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon gromovae Dubrovo 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon jiningensis Chow and Chang 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon nemonguensis Chow and Chang 1961 [synonym]
Invalid names: Miomastodon Osborn 1922 [synonym], Turicius Osborn 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eozygodontinae McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty], Mammutinae Hay 1922 [empty]
Invalid names: Mammutida Tassy and Shoshani 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available