Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988) Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Subfamily Elephantinae Gray, 1821 Genus Loxodonta Vigors, 1827 - African elephant †Loxodonta atlantica (Pomel, 1879) †Loxodonta atlantica zulu (Scott, 1907)