Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis Adamas 1874 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Alternative combination: Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis

Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to M. P. Ferretti 2008

See also Palombo 2005

Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, 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 recki

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Malta (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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