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Il y a 1 jour · They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive grey skin.
Il y a 5 jours · Elephants, mammoths, and mastodons (Proboscidea) Steppe mammoth skeletal mount Mounted Deinotherium skeleton. The largest known land mammal ever was a proboscidean called Palaeoloxodon namadicus which weighed about 22 t (24.3 short tons) and measured about 5.2 m (17.1 ft) tall at the shoulder.
Il y a 4 jours · Schlesinger, 1917. A mastodon ( mastós 'breast' + odoús 'tooth') is a member of the genus Mammut (German for "mammoth"), which strictly defined, was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to the early Holocene. Mastodons belong to the order Proboscidea, the same order as elephants and mammoths (which belong to the ...
14 mai 2024 · Order: Proboscidea Illiger, 1811. Family: Elephantidae Gray, 1821 — elephants. Genus: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758. Species: Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 — Asian elephant, Indian elephant. Subspecies: Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sri Lanka Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier, 1798 — mainland Asia
7 mai 2024 · Order Proboscidea (Shoshani and Shoshani 2000) From proboscis, referring to the elephant's prominent trunk; Pro, meaning “before” (Greek) –boscis, meaning “mouth” (Greek) –idea/-oidea, meaning “appearance or “kind” Given by the naturalist Carl D. Illiger in the early 19 th century; Genus: Loxodonta (Tassy and ...
14 mai 2024 · unaccepted (Opinion of Srinivasan and Sharma (1980)) Accepted Name. Neouvigerina proboscidea (Schwager, 1866) accepted as Siphouvigerina proboscidea (Schwager, 1866) Rank. Species. Parent. Uvigerina d'Orbigny, 1826. Orig. name. Uvigerina proboscidea Schwager, 1866.
7 mai 2024 · Order: Proboscidea. Family: Elephantidae. Genus: Loxodonta. Species: Loxodonta africana - African savanna or African bush elephant Species: Loxodonta cyclotis - African forest elephant. Body Weight: Savanna elephant: 2400-6300 kg (5291-13,889 lb)** Forest elephant: 2,700-6,000 kg (5952-13,228 lb)** Shoulder Height: Savanna elephant ...
