Biology:Plesielephantiformes
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Short description: Extinct suborder of mammals
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| Partial skeleton of a Deinotherium gigantissimum in the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Suborder: | †Plesielephantiformes Shoshani et al., 2001 |
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Plesielephantiformes is an extinct clade of large herbivorous mammals and one of two suborders of the Proboscidea, a group containing elephants and their close relatives.[1]
References
- ↑ J. Shoshani; W. J. Sanders; P. Tassy (2001). "Elephants and other Proboscideans: a summary of recent findings and new taxonomic suggestions". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001: 676–679. http://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/cosa_facciamo/studi_e_ricerche2/la_terra_degli_elefanti/workshop_elephantidae_origine_ed_evoluzione_coordinatore_j_shoshani_elephantidae_origin_and_evolution_chair_j_shoshani/elephants_and_other_proboscideans_a_summary_of_recent_findings_and_new_taxonomic_suggestions_shoshani_j_sanders_w_j_tassy_p_p_676.
Wikidata ☰ Q24884000 entry
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