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†Palaeoloxodon cypriotes Bate 1903 (elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Alternative combination: Elephas cypriotes

Belongs to Palaeoloxodon according to A. Athanassiou et al. 2019

See also Athanassiou et al. 2018 and Palombo 2001

Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas beyeri, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas priscus, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Island fossil ungulates (Quaternary of Cyprus)

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