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Elephas ekorensis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy
Elephas ekorensis was named by Maglio (1970). Its type specimen is PAL.EKA. 424, a set of teeth (Molar), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. iolensis, E. kiangnanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Elephas ekorensis Maglio p. 20
1973Elephas ekorensis Maglio

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
superfamilyElephantoidea
familyElephantidae
subfamilyElephantinaeGray 1821
tribeElephantiniGray 1821
genusElephas
speciesekorensis

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.

†Elephas ekorensis Maglio 1970
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Elephas ekorensis (22046)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya Elephas ekorensis (232486)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Elephas ekorensis (21335 21336)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Elephas ekorensis (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ethiopia Archidiskodon indet. (21754 21755) Elephas ekorensis (21753)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Kenya Elephas ekorensis (22235)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Elephas ekorensis (22323)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Elephas ekorensis (21758 21759 21783 21785)
Piacenzian - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Kenya Elephas ekorensis (22238)