Elephas nawataensis Tassy 2003 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Belongs to Elephas according to Tassy 2003

Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon recki

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lothagam-Upper Nawata Mb, which is in a Messinian/Zanclean fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Nawata or Nachukui Formation of Kenya

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Lothagam-Upper Nawata Mb

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