Primelephas korotorensis
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Genus: †Primelephas
Species: †Primelephas korotorensis
Name
editPrimelephas korotorensis (Coppens, 1965)
Holotype. MNHN K-2-60, fragmentary right M3.
Type locality: Early Pliocene, Kolinga, Lake Chad.
Synonymy
edit- Stegodon korotorensis Coppens, 1965 (original combination)
- Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio, 1970 [syn.: Mackaye et al., 2008]
- Holotype: KNM LT 351, associated left and right M3, left M3 and fragmentary palate.
- Type locality: 'Late Miocene, lower fluviatile beds, Lothagam Hill, Kenya'.
- Primelephas korotorensis (Coppens, 1965): Maglio, 1973
References
editPrimary references
edit- Mackaye, H.T., Coppens, Y., Vignaud, P., Lihoreau, F. & Brunet, M.. 2008. De nouveaux restes de Primelephas dans le Mio-Pliocène du Nord du Tchad et révision du genre Primelephas [New Mio-Pliocene proboscidean remains from Chad: the genus Primilephas revisited]. Comptes Rendus Palevol 7(4): 227–236. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.03.007 . Reference page.
- Maglio, V.J. 1970. Four new species of Elephantidae from the Plio-Pleistocene of northwestern Kenya. Breviora 341: 1–43. BHL.
- Maglio, V.J. 1973. Origin and evolution of the Elephantidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 63(3): 1–149. DOI: 10.2307/1006229, JSTOR .