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Taxon: Species †Elephas antiquus Falconer & Cautley, 1847 - forest elephant (mammal)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: †Elephas antiquus antiquus Falconer & Cautley, 1847
Type: †BM M.2006 (Specimen) Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: table 2.

Combinations

Subsequent combination: †Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847)
Former combination: †Loxodonta antiquus Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: table 1. [indirect]
Former combination: †Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: table 1. [indirect]

Synonyms

Accepted name (subjective): †Elephas namadicus Ref: G.F. Willemsen, 1987: 44.
Accepted name (pro parte): †Archidiskodon meridionalis (Nesti, 1825) Ref: E.N. Maschenko, 2010: 200.
Alternative name: †Paleoloxodon antiquus nom. null. Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: table 1, fig. 7. [implicit]

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: woudolifant Ref: B. Gardiner et al., 1989: 244.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: forest elephant
: straight-tusked elephant
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