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Euproboscidea

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea

Taxonomy
Euproboscidea was named by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026).

It was assigned to Proboscidea by Larramendi and Ferretti (2026).

Subtaxa
Deinotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Euproboscidea Larramendi and Ferretti

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
—Euproboscidea
—Euproboscidea

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. Euproboscidea Larramendi and Ferretti 2026
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Fm. †Deinotheriidae Bonaparte 1845 [deinothere]
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Subfm. †Chilgatheriinae Sanders et al. 2004
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G. †Chilgatherium Sanders et al. 2004
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†Chilgatherium harrisi Sanders et al. 2004
Subfm. †Deinotheriinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. †Deinotherium Kaup 1829
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†Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934
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Invalid names: Deinotherium gigantissimum Stef?nescu 1892 [synonym], Deinotherium levius Jourdan 1868 [synonym]
†Deinotherium hobleyi Andrews 1911
†Deinotherium indicum Falconer 1845
†Deinotherium proavum Eichwald 1835
†Deinotherium sindiense Lydekker 1880
†Dinotherium indicum Falconer 1845
†Dinotherium konigii Kaup 1825
†Dinotherium pentapotamiae Falconer and Lydekker 1876
Invalid names: Antoletherium Falconer [synonym]
G. †Prodeinotherium Ehik 1930
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†Prodeinotherium bavaricum von Meyer 1831
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Invalid names: Dinotherium secundarium Lartet 1836 [synonym], Prodeinotherium cuvieri Kaup 1832 [synonym], Prodeinotherium hungaricum Ehik 1930 [synonym]
†Prodeinotherium hobleyi Andrews 1911
†Prodeinotherium orlovii Sahni and Tripathi 1957
†Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae Falconer and Lydekker 1876
Invalid names: Dinotheriina Bonaparte 1850 [invalid subgroup]
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: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Calabrian or 27.30000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (249 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Ethiopia Deinotheriidae indet. (71941)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kenya (Turkana) Prodeinotherium sp. (174662)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Kenya (Rift Valley) Prodeinotherium sp. (174664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany Deinotherium bavaricum (70362)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan (Baluchistan) Deinotherium sp. (180599 180609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Himachal Pradesh) Prodeinotherium orlovii (214538)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Dinotherium hobleyi (146600) Prodeinotherium hobleyi (70808)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Greece (North Aegean) Prodeinotherium bavaricum (195540)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Namibia Deinotherium hobleyi (195404) Prodeinotherium hobleyi (70421) Prodeinotherium hobleyi, Deinotherium hobleyi (70420)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Prodeinotherium indet. (28293)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania Deinotherium bozasi (21804 22594 22595)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Deinotherium bozasi (21376 21398 21410 21420 21460 21461 21478 21488 21503 21539)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia (Afar) Deinotherium bozasi (224655)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya (Rift Valley) Deinotherium bozasi (21280 21282 21301 21345 21353 21356)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Deinotheriidae indet. (21626 21627 21654)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Deinotherium bozasi (21367 21370 21458 21462 21464 21498)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Deinotheriidae indet. (21973 22624)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Deinotherium bozasi (22492)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Deinotherium bozasi (22268 22269 22270)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Deinotherium bozasi (21294 21306)