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Elephas beyeri is an extinct species of dwarf elephant known from the Middle Pleistocene. [1] It was named after the anthropologist H. Otley Beyer . [ 2 ] The type specimen, a partial molar tooth, was discovered on Cabarruyan Island in the Philippines but has since been lost.
The oldest species widely attributed to the genus, Elephas ekorensis is known from the early-mid Pliocene (5–4.2 million years ago) of East Africa, [6] though the attribution of this species to Elephas has been questioned, due to a lack of shared morphological features with later Elephas species. [7]
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Articles related to the Elephas, one of two surviving genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae, with one surviving species, the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus. Several extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, extending back to the Pliocene or possibly the late Miocene.
Palaeoloxodon jolensis (often historically erroneously spelled iolensis) is an extinct species of elephant.The type specimen is located in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. [1]
S. indonesicus was originally described by Miklós Kretzoi based on a molar found near Bumiayu, originally attributed to Elephas planifrons, who coined the genus Stegoloxodon to contain the species. [2] A 1973 paper argued for the synonymy of the two species, [3] which was later rejected, though they are usually considered closely related. [2]
Palaeoloxodon cypriotes is an extinct species of dwarf elephant that inhabited the island of Cyprus during the Late Pleistocene.A probable descendant of the large straight-tusked elephant of mainland Europe and West Asia, the species is among the smallest known dwarf elephants, with fully grown individuals having an estimated shoulder height of only 1 metre (3.3 ft).
Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living elephants (belonging to the genera Elephas and Loxodonta), as well as a number of extinct genera like Mammuthus (mammoths) and Palaeoloxodon.