Primelephas korotorensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Zatheria
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Cladus: Tethytheria
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo: Elephantiformes
Cladus: Elephantimorpha
Cladus: Elephantida
Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Genus: †Primelephas
Species: †Primelephas korotorensis

Name

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Primelephas korotorensis (Coppens, 1965)

Holotype. MNHN K-2-60, fragmentary right M3.

Type locality: Early Pliocene, Kolinga, Lake Chad.

Synonymy

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  • 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

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