Elephantiformes
Elephantiformes is a suborder within the order Proboscidea that contains the elephants as well as their extinct relatives.[1] Elephant relatives such as the mammoths and the mastodons are included in this designation.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Suborder: | Elephantiformes Tassy, 1988 |
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References
- Shoshani, J.; Tassy, P. (2005). "Advances in proboscidean taxonomy & classification, anatomy & physiology, and ecology & behavior". Quaternary International. 126–128: 5–20. Bibcode:2005QuInt.126....5S. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.011.
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