Palaeoloxodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Atlantogenata
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulatomorpha
Grandordo: Paenungulata
Mirordo: Tethytheria
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo: Elephantiformes
Cladus: Elephantimorpha
Cladus: Elephantida
Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Elephantini
Genus: †Palaeoloxodon
Species (†13): †P. antiquus – †P. chaniensis – †P. creutzburgi – †P. cypriotes – †P. falconeri – †P. lomolinoi – †P. mnaidriensis – †P. namadicus – †P. naumanni – †P. recki – †P. tiliensis – †P. turkmenicus – †P. xylophagou

Name

Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto, 1924: 257

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Inuzuka, N. & Takahashi, K. 2004. Discrimination between the genera Palaeoloxodon and Elephas and the independent taxonomical position of Palaeoloxodon (Mammalia: Proboscidea). Zona Arqueológica 4: 428e463. Reference page. 
  • Shoshani, J., Ferretti, M.P., Lister, A.M., Agenbroad, L.D., Saegusa, H., Mol, D. & Takahashi, K. 2007. Relationships within the Elephantinae using hyoid characters. Quaternary International 169–170: 174–185. DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.003 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Todd, N.E. 2010. New phylogenetic analysis of the family Elephantidae based on cranial-dental morphology. The Anatomical Record 293(1): 74–90. DOI: 10.1002/ar.21010 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Straight-tusked Elephants
日本語: パレオロクソドン属
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