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Mammuthus meridionalis

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Taxonomy
Elephas meridionalis was named by Nesti (1825) [European species often treated as senior synonym of M. hayi].

It was recombined as Euelephas meridionalis by Osborn (1918); it was recombined as Archidiskodon meridionalis by Osborn (1924); it was recombined as Archidiscodon meridionalis by Melentis (1966); it was recombined as Mammuthus meridionalis by Maglio (1973), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jefferson and Remeika (1994), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Agenbroad (2005), Palombo (2005) and Athanassiou and Kostopoulos (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. armeniacus, M. gromovi, M. paramammonteus, M. planifrons, M. weifangensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Elephas meridionalis Nesti
1918Euelephas meridionalis Osborn
1922Elephas meridionalis Osborn p. 437
1924Archidiskodon meridionalis Osborn
1925Archidiskodon scotti Barbour
1932Archidiskodon nebrascensis Osborn
1942Elephas meridionalis Osborn
1966Archidiscodon meridionalis Melentis
1973Mammuthus meridionalis Maglio
1980Mammuthus meridionalis Kurten and Anderson p. 350
1994Mammuthus meridionalis Jefferson and Remeika
1996Mammuthus meridionalis Shoshani and Tassy
2005Mammuthus meridionalis Agenbroad p. 74
2005Mammuthus meridionalis Palombo p. 107
2010Mammuthus meridionalis Athanassiou and Kostopoulos

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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
genusMammuthusBrookes 1828
speciesmeridionalis(Nesti 1825)

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.

†Mammuthus meridionalis Nesti 1825
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Invalid names: Archidiskodon nebrascensis Osborn 1932 [synonym], Archidiskodon scotti Barbour 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:21:31
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:24:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (123 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Mammuthus meridionalis (189573)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Archidiskodon meridionalis, Elephas meridionalis (96738) Elephas meridionalis (96725 96729 96737 96743 96772)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uzbekistan Archidiskodon meridionalis (34443)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Stavropol'skaya) Archidiskodon meridionalis (40395)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Georgia Archidiskodon meridionalis (39882)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania Archidiskodon meridionalis (39845) Mammuthus meridionalis (39844)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (Albacete) Mammuthus meridionalis (41932)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Granada) Elephas meridionalis (40986)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Greece (Macedonia) Mammuthus meridionalis (34812)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Haute-Loire) Elephas meridionalis (48989)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Andalucia) Mammuthus meridionalis (35038)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Mammuthus meridionalis (51684)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Greece (Sterea Ellada) Mammuthus meridionalis (204661)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alps) Archidiskodon meridionalis (44231)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) Archidiskodon meridionalis (49240)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Greece (Thessaloniki) Mammuthus meridionalis (204660)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Ukraine Elephas meridionalis (76534)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Azerbaijan Elephas meridionalis (76531)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation Elephas meridionalis (76509 76510 76530)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Romania Archidiskodon meridionalis (39846)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Tajikistan Elephas meridionalis (76508)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Ukraine (Donetsk) Elephas meridionalis (76533)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary Archidiskodon meridionalis (35381)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Fejer) Archidiskodon meridionalis (35374 35380)
Villanyian - Pleistocene3.2 - 0.0117Greece (Macedonia) Mammuthus meridionalis (34763)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Azerbaijan Elephas meridionalis (76529)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Russian Federation (Chechnya) Elephas meridionalis (76527)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Spain (Granada) Mammuthus meridionalis (77773)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom Archidiskodon meridionalis (69541)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom (England) Elephas meridionalis (48093 78016)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France Archidiskodon meridionalis (47132)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Spain (Teruel) Archidiskodon meridionalis (36112)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Auvergne Region) Elephas meridionalis (32105)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Auvergne) Archidiskodon meridionalis (47188)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Rhone-Alpes) Elephas meridionalis (47150)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Italy (Lazio) Mammuthus meridionalis (49414)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (central Macedonia ) Mammuthus meridionalis (197943)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation (Siberia) Archidiskodon meridionalis (188681)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Kozani) Mammuthus meridionalis (204933)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Archidiskodon meridionalis (40108) Mammuthus meridionalis (33975 39847 39850 39865 39866 39869 40109 40112)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece Elephas meridionalis (204740)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Catalonia) Archidiskodon meridionalis (49212)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) Mammuthus meridionalis (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Macedonia) Mammuthus meridionalis (34781)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Turkey Mammuthus meridionalis (39321)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Foggia) Archidiskodon meridionalis (40989 40993 40999 41002 41004 41006 41007)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Dodecanese) Elephas meridionalis (204662)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation (Kouban) Archidiskodon meridionalis (40397)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Mygdonia) Mammuthus meridionalis (200083 200084)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Lakonia) Elephas meridionalis (204742)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Archidiskodon meridionalis (44146)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Elephas antiquus (50342)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation (West Siberia) Archidiskodon meridionalis (40484)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Drama) Archidiskodon meridionalis (204808)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Lesvos) Mammuthus meridionalis (183344 183346)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Mammuthus meridionalis (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Kavala) Mammuthus meridionalis (204750)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Mammuthus meridionalis (35906)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Granada) Mammuthus meridionalis (34898 34943)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Mammuthus meridionalis (42867)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Euboea) Elephas meridionalis (204804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Auvergne) Archidiskodon meridionalis (42241) Elephas meridionalis (47828)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Mammuthus meridionalis (50000)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Georgia Archidiskodon meridionalis (56733)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Kos) Mammuthus meridionalis (207130)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Lot) Elephas meridionalis (48981)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania (Wallachia Region) Archidiskodon meridionalis (36007)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Ciudad Real) Elephas meridionalis (49197)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Kozani) Mammuthus meridionalis (34764)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Romania Mammuthus meridionalis (39858 39861)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Pas de Calais) Mammuthus meridionalis (49086)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Netherlands Mammuthus meridionalis (65174)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France Mammuthus meridionalis (34459)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy Elephas meridionalis (96744 96747 96763)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Albacete) Elephas meridionalis (40987)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Mammuthus meridionalis (37024)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnisos) Mammuthus meridionalis (34809)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Croatia Archidiskodon meridionalis (40502)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Slovakia Archidiskodon planifrons (34583)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Archidiskodon meridionalis (41920)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Archidiskodon meridionalis (49989)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Elephas meridionalis (43650 43664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Mammuthus meridionalis (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Netherlands Archidiskodon meridionalis (109704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Pas de Calais) Elephas meridionalis (49087)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy Elephas meridionalis (96723)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France Mammuthus meridionalis (42673)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Mammuthus meridionalis (36015 50198)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Greece (Florina) Archidiskodon meridionalis (204754)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0United Kingdom Mammuthus meridionalis (197163)