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Elephantulini
Taxonomy
Elephantulini was named by Dumbacher et al. (2016). It is extant. Its type is Elephantulus.
It was reranked as the subfamily Elephantulinae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Macroscelidinae by Dumbacher et al. (2016); and to Macroscelididae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was reranked as the subfamily Elephantulinae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Macroscelidinae by Dumbacher et al. (2016); and to Macroscelididae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Elephantulini Dumbacher et al. |
| 2021 | Elephantulinae Senut and Pickford |
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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.
Tr. Elephantulini Dumbacher et al. 2016
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G. Elephantulus Thomas and Schwann 1906
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Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 [Short-snouted elephant shrew]
Elephantulus edwardii Smith 1839 [Cape elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscipes Thomas 1894 [Dusky-footed elephant shrew]
Elephantulus fuscus Peters 1852 [Dusky elephant shrew]
Elephantulus intufi Smith 1834 [Bushveld elephant shrew]
Elephantulus myurus Thomas and Schwann 1906 [Eastern rock elephant shrew]
Elephantulus pulcher Thomas 1894
Elephantulus pulcher rendilis Lönnberg 1912
Elephantulus revoili Huet 1881 [Somali elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rufescens Peters 1878 [Rufous elephant shrew]
Elephantulus rupestris Smith 1831 [Western rock elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Elephantomys Broom 1938 [synonym]
G. Nasilio Thomas and Schwann 1906
G. †Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (25 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Elephantulus sp. (22224) | |
| Middle Miocene | Namibia | Palaeothentoides sp. (21855) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | South Africa (Cape) | Elephantulus sp. (59167) | |
| Zanclean | Kenya | Elephantulus sp. (22234) | |
| Zanclean | South Africa | Elephantulus sp. (22221 22222) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Elephantulus antiquus (22353) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (22339 22341) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus broomi, Elephantulus fuscus (22357) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Langebaanweg) | Elephantulus sp. (21713) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa | Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus langi (22340) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Elephantulus antiquus (22334) Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (22333) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Zambia | Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68339) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Elephantulus sp., Elephantulus langi, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21824) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | Elephantulus myurus (21915) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | South Africa | Elephantulus myurus (21949) | |
| Calabrian | Tanzania | Elephantulus fuscus (22617) Elephantulus sp. (22628) | |
| Calabrian | South Africa | Elephantulus sp. (21961) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Zambia | Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (68342) | |
| Holocene | South Africa (N. Transraal) | Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21693) | |
| Holocene | Kenya | Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21959) | |
| Holocene | Zambia | Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (21894) |