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Proboscidea

Proboscidea (/ˌproʊbəˈsɪdiə/; from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís) 'elephant's trunk') is a taxonomic order of Afrothere paenungulate mammals described by J. Illiger in 1811. It encompasses the elephants (family Elephantidae) and their extinct relatives. Three living species of elephant are currently recognised: the African bush…

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related to Classification · 81
Proboscidea → Afrochoerodon Pickford, Afromastodon Pickford, Amebelodon Barbour, Anancus Aymard, Anonymous, Aphanobelodon Wang, Arcanotherium Delmer, Archaeobelodon Tassy, Barytherium Andrews, Beadnell, Below, Blancotherium May, Brunet, Chilgatherium Sanders, Choerolophodon Schlesinger, Cuvieronius Osborn, Daouitherium Gheerbrant, Deinotherium Kaup, Elephantida Tassy, Elephantidae Gray
related to Evolution · 26
Proboscidea → Africa, African, Afro-Arabia, Around, Asian, Barytherium, Bering Land Bridge, By, Early Miocene, Elephantidae, Elephas, Eocene, Eritherium, Eurasia, Mammuthus, Miocene, Miocene-early Pliocene, Moeritherium, North America, Over
related to Dwarfism · 25
Proboscidea → After, By, California, Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Cyprus, Dodecanese, Dwarf, Elephas, Indonesia, Malta, Mediterranean, Other, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Sardinia, Second International Mammoth Conference, Several, Sicily
related to Morphology · 21
Proboscidea → American, As, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherium, Elephantidae, Elephantiformes, GomphotheriumSkeleton, Indian, Mammut, Mammutidae, Members, Moeritherium, Over, Palaeoloxodon, Skeleton, Skeletons, Some, Stegodon, Stegodontidae, The

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proboscideans elephants size gomphotheres elephant around members living mammoths extinct elephantidae palaeoloxodon deinotheriidae species years ago mammut tusks proboscidean late

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amebelodontidsinstance ofwhich resulted in the decline and extinction of many proboscidean groups0.80text
choerolophodontidsinstance ofwhich resulted in the decline and extinction of many proboscidean groups0.80text
rodents develop gigantism in these conditionsinstance ofsmall mammals0.80text
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationBelow0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationOrder Proboscidea Illiger0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationEritherium Gheerbrant0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationMoeritherium Andrews0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationSaloumia Tabuce0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationFamily Numidotheriidae Shoshani0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationTassy0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationPhosphatherium Gheerbrant0.60section
Proboscidearelated to ClassificationArcanotherium Delmer0.60section

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