Elephantimorpha

Elephantimorpha is a group that contains the Mammutidae (mastodons), as well as Elephantida (amebelodonts, choerolophodonts, gomphotheres, stegodontids and elephantids). All members of this group have the horizontal tooth replacement typical of modern elephants.[2]

Elephantimorphs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Suborder: Elephantiformes
Clade: Elephantimorpha
Tassy & Shoshani, 1997
Subgroups[1]

Taxonomy

The following cladogram shows the relationships among elephantimorphs, based on hyoid characteristics:[1]

Elephantimorpha

Mammutidae (mastodons)

Elephantida

Gomphotheriidae (gomphotheres)

Elephantoidea

Stegodontidae (stegodontids)

Elephantidae

Loxodonta (African elephants)

Elephantini

Palaeoloxodon

Elephantina

Elephas (Asian elephants)

Mammuthus (mammoths)

References

  1. 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. Bibcode:2007QuInt.169..174S. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.003.
  2. Sanders, William J. (2018-02-17). "Horizontal tooth displacement and premolar occurrence in elephants and other elephantiform proboscideans". Historical Biology. 30 (1–2): 137–156. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1297436. ISSN 0891-2963.


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