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Mammuthus subplanifrons

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Archidiskodon celebensis, Archidiskodon gromovi, Archidiskodon haroldcooki, Archidiskodon weifangensis, M. africanavus, M. chosaricus, M. columbi (syn. Elephas washingtonii, Elephas eellsi, Elephas jeffersonii, Elephas jacksoni, Elephas roosevelti, Elephas floridanus, M. imperator, Archidiskodon sonoriensis, Elephas maibeni, Parelephas progressus), M. creticus, M. exilis, M. hayi (syn. Elephas scotti, Elephas haroldcooki), M. lamarmorae, M. meridionalis (syn. Archidiskodon scotti, Archidiskodon nebrascensis), M. primigenius (syn. Elephas boreus), M. rumanus, M. trogontherii (syn. M. armeniacus), M. wusti
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. paramammonteus, M. planifrons, M. trogozntherii, M. weifangensis

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyElephantidae
subfamilyElephantinaeGray 1821
tribeElephantiniGray 1821
genusMammuthusBrookes 1828
speciessubplanifrons

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Mammuthus subplanifrons (22229)
Miocene - Pleistocene23.04 - 0.0117South Africa Mammuthus subplanifrons (22230)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Mammuthus subplanifrons (22139 22162 22179)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58South Africa (Cape) Mammuthus subplanifrons (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Mammuthus subplanifrons (22132 22133 22176)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Mammuthus subplanifrons (22221 22222)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi Mammuthus subplanifrons (22328)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Mammuthus subplanifrons (22323)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Mammuthus subplanifrons (21713)