Elephantimorphs | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Suborder: | Elephantiformes |
Clade: |
Elephantimorpha Tassy & Shoshani, 1997 |
Subgroups [1] | |
Elephantimorpha is a group that contains the Mammutidae (mastodons), as well as Elephantida ( amebelodonts, choerolophodonts, gomphotheres, stegodontids and elephantids). All members of this group have the horizontal tooth replacement typical of modern elephants, unlike more primitive members of the Elephantiformes. [2] Like modern elephants, the ancestor of Elephantimorpha was likely capable of communicating via infrasonic calls. [3]
The following cladogram shows the relationships among elephantimorphs, based on hyoid characteristics: [1]
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Elephantimorphs | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Suborder: | Elephantiformes |
Clade: |
Elephantimorpha Tassy & Shoshani, 1997 |
Subgroups [1] | |
Elephantimorpha is a group that contains the Mammutidae (mastodons), as well as Elephantida ( amebelodonts, choerolophodonts, gomphotheres, stegodontids and elephantids). All members of this group have the horizontal tooth replacement typical of modern elephants, unlike more primitive members of the Elephantiformes. [2] Like modern elephants, the ancestor of Elephantimorpha was likely capable of communicating via infrasonic calls. [3]
The following cladogram shows the relationships among elephantimorphs, based on hyoid characteristics: [1]
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