Elephantiformes is a suborder within the order Proboscidea. Members of this group are primitively characterised by the possession of upper tusks, an elongated mandibular symphysis and lower tusks, and
Proboscidea is a taxonomic order of Afrothere paenungulate mammals described by J. Illiger in 1811. It encompasses the elephants and their extinct relatives. Three living species of elephant are curre
Elephantiformes
…Elephantiformes is a suborder within the order Proboscidea. Members of this group are primitively characterised by the possession of upper tusks, an elongated mandibular symphysis (the frontmost part of the…
Elephant Diversity
Moeritherium sp
Skeleton of the American mastodon, Mammut americanum (Mammutidae)