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Mammuthus lamarmorae

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy
Elephas lamarmorae was named by Major (1883).

It was recombined as Mammuthus lamarmorae by Palombo (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. armeniacus, M. gromovi, M. paramammonteus, M. planifrons, M. weifangensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Elephas lamarmorae Major
1903Elephas lamarmorae Bate
2001Mammuthus lamarmorae Palombo p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyElephantidae
subfamilyElephantinaeGray 1821
tribeElephantiniGray 1821
genusMammuthusBrookes 1828
specieslamarmorae(Major 1883)

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.

†Mammuthus lamarmorae Major 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:21:31
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:24:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Italy (Foggia) Mammuthus lamarmorae (33295)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) Mammuthus lamarmorae (94327)