†Palaeoloxodon naumanni Makiyama 1924 (elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to M. P. Ferretti 2008
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas beyeri, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas priscus, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (5 collections), Taiwan (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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