The Evolution of the Elephant

Proboscidea is a mammal group with a rich history of evolution that spanned the entire Cenozoic era. Elephants are among the many species in this diverse order.

Introduction (0:00)
--Oldest Probscideans--
Eritherium (0:58)
Phosphatherium (1:42)
Moeritherium (2:12)
--Plesielephantiformes--
Numidotheriidae (3:23)
Barytheriidae (4:22)
Deinotheriidae (5:39)
--Elephantiformes-- (7:15)
Palaemastodon (7:34)
Phiomia (8:06)
Eritreum (8:23)
Hemimastodon (8:38)
--Elephantimorpha-- (8:47)
Mammutidae (8:55)
Ambelodontidae (11:32)
Choerolophodontidae (12:49)
Gomphotheriidae (13:06)
--Elephantoidea-- (15:06)
Anancidae (15:31)
Stegodontidae (15:53)
Stegotetrabelodontinae (16:01)
--Elephantidae-- (16:32)
Loxodonta (16:57)
Palaeoloxodon (17:32)
Mammuthus (17:54)
Elephas (22:08)

Information Sources:
https://www.pfeil-verlag.de/wp....-content/uploads/201
https://www.nationalgeographic.....com/science/article
https://www.thoughtco.com/50-m....illion-years-of-elep
https://prehistoric-fauna.com/....Phosphatherium-escui
http://www.sovraintendenzaroma.....it/sites/default/fi
https://www.sciencedirect.com/....science/article/pii/
http://iceage.museum.state.il.....us/mammals/american-
http://www.sci-news.com/paleon....tology/pacific-masto

Image Sources:
Mauricio Anton
Heinrech Harder
cisiopurple - DeviantArt
Joshua Knuppe
Mark Witton

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