Elephas beyeri von Koenigswald 1956 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Full reference: G. H. R. von Koenigswald. 1956. Fossil mammals from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Pacific Science Congress 339-361

Belongs to Elephas according to G. H. R. von Koenigswald 1956

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Anda, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Philippines

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Anda

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