Elephantimorpha

Elephantimorpha is a group that contains the elephants as well as their extinct relatives, the gomphotheres and stegodontids. 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)

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

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.


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