Proboscidea

Jozaria (extinct)

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Anthracobunidae (extinct)

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Moeritheriidae (extinct)

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Euproboscidea

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:Numidotheriidae (extinct)

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:Barytheriidae (extinct)

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:Deinotheriidae (extinct)

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:Elephantiformes

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::Phiomiidae (extinct)

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::Palaeomastodontidae (extinct)

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::Hemimastodontidae (extinct)

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::Mammutidea (extinct)

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::Euelephantoidea

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:::Choerolophodontidae (extinct)

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:::Amebelodontidae (extinct)

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:::Gnathabelodontidae (extinct)

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:::Gomphotheriidae (extinct)

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:::Elephantidae

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:For the plant genus Proboscidea see, Unicorn plant

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Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three species (African Elephant, Forest Elephant, and Asian Elephant).

Related Topics:
Order - Elephant - Species - African Elephant - Forest Elephant - Asian Elephant

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During the period of the last ice age there were more, now extinct species, including a number of species of the elephant-like mammoths and mastodons. Further back in time, in the late Tertiary, there were many more different types, including the bizarre "shovel tuskers" like Platybelodon and Amebelodon. The earliest known proboscidean is Pilgrimella, and after that Moeritherium.

Related Topics:
Ice age - Extinct species - Mammoth - Mastodon - Late Tertiary - Platybelodon - Amebelodon - Pilgrimella - Moeritherium

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