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Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis was named by Adamas (1874) [dwarf].

It was recombined as Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis by Palombo (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2009-12-14; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis Adamas
2005Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis Palombo p. 107
2008Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis Ferretti p. 105 figs. Fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
—ElephantimorphaTassy and Shoshani 1997
—ElephantidaTassy and Shoshani 1997
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyElephantidae
genusPalaeoloxodonMatsumoto 1924
speciesmnaidriensisAdamas 1874

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 20:09:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Sicily) Elephas mnaidriensis (94328)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Malta Elephas mnaidriensis (190860)