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Primelephas korotorensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy
Stegodon korotorensis was named by Coppens (1965). Its type specimen is MNHN K-2-60, a tooth (right lower M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kolinga, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Chad.

It was recombined as Primelephas korotorensis by Maglio (1973), Mackaye et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Stegodon korotorensis Coppens p. 343
1970Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio p. 10
1973Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio
1973Primelephas korotorensis Maglio
2008Primelephas korotorensis Mackaye et al. p. 229

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyElephantidae
subfamilyElephantinaeGray 1821
genusPrimelephas
specieskorotorensis(Coppens 1965)

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.

†Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965
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Invalid names: Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 20:09:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Primelephas gomphotheroides (22451)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Primelephas gomphotheroides (24181)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Primelephas gomphotheroides (22139 22158 22162 22179)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22236)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22274)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Primelephas korotorensis (125346 125347 125348)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Primelephas gomphotheroides (22042 22058 22062 22063)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya (Turkana District) Primelephas gomphotheroides (21332)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22237)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22277 22278)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chad Primelephas korotorensis (96047 125349 125350 125351)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chad Stegodon korotorensis (type locality: 92921)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Kenya Primelephas gomphotheroides (22267)