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Palaeoloxodon antiquus
(Falconer & Cautley, 1847)
- forest elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
[†Palaeoloxodon] (Genus)
..[†Palaeoloxodon falconeri] (Species)
..[†Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis] (Species)
..[†Palaeoloxodon namadicus] (Species)
..[†Palaeoloxodon naumanni] (Species) - Naumann's elephant
..[†Palaeoloxodon pingliangengensis] (Species)
..[†Palaeoloxodon recki] (Species)
..[†Palaeoloxodon antiquus] (Species) - forest elephant
....[†Palaeoloxodon antiquus antiquus] (Subspecies)
....[†Palaeoloxodon antiquus falconeri] (Subspecies)
....[†Palaeoloxodon antiquus germanicus] (Subspecies)
....[†Palaeoloxodon antiquus mnaidriensis] (Subspecies)
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
†
Palaeoloxodon antiquus antiquus
(Falconer & Cautley, 1847)
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
†
Paleoloxodon antiquus
nom. null.
Ref:
N.E. Todd, 2010
Combinations
Basionym
:
†
Elephas antiquus
Falconer & Cautley, 1847
Current combination
:
†
Elephas antiquus
Falconer & Cautley, 1847
Ref:
N.E. Todd, 2010
: table 1.
[indirect]
Synonyms
Junior subjective synonym
:
†
Mammuthus meridionalis adriacus
Malez & Lenardić-Fabić, 1988
Ref:
J.A. van Essen, 2011
: 133.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
woudolifant
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
forest elephant
:
straight-tusked elephant
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