Proboscidea - Wikipedia
WebProboscidea ( / ˌprɒbəˈsɪdiə /; from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís) 'elephant's trunk') is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family ( Elephantidae) and several extinct families. First described by J. Illiger in 1811, it encompasses the elephants and their close relatives. [1]
Proboscidea (plant) - Wikipedia
WebProboscidea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae, some of whose species are known as devil's claw, devil's horn, ram's horn, or unicorn plant. The plants produce long, hooked seed pods. The hooks catch on the feet of animals, and as the animals walk, the pods are ground or crushed open, dispersing the seeds.
Proboscidean | Evolution, Adaptations & Extinction | Britannica
WebProboscidean, (order Proboscidea), any of the group of mammals that includes elephants and their extinct relatives such as mammoths and mastodons. Although only three species of elephant are extant today, more than 160 extinct proboscidean species have been identified from remains found on all.
ADW: Proboscidea: INFORMATION
WebThe earliest proboscideans lacked any trunk or tusks. These structures appeared in several different forms, with trunks of varying length and massiveness (inferred from the morphology of the skull; trunks are soft tissue that is not fossilized) and tusks in a variety of shapes, sometimes including lower ...
Introduction to the Proboscidea - University of California …
WebIntroduction to the Proboscidea. Elephants, Mammoths, Mastodons. African Elephant. Photo by Gerald and Buff Corsi, © 2002 California Academy of Sciences. There are only two species of Proboscidea alive today: the Indian elephant ( Elephas maximus) and the African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ).
The Proboscidea - University of California Museum of Paleontology
WebThe Proboscidea. Eutheria. The African Elephant, Loxodonta africana. Proboscideans are an order of eutherian mammals that include the living elephants as well as the extinct mammoths, mastodons and gomphotheres. All members of the order have a proboscis or trunk that they use to grab food and water.
The rise and fall of proboscidean ecological diversity - Nature
WebJul 1, 2021 · 20 Citations. 851 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Proboscideans were keystone Cenozoic megaherbivores and present a highly relevant case study to frame the timing and magnitude of recent megafauna...
Advances in proboscidean taxonomy & classification, anatomy ...
WebJan 1, 2005 · Abstract. With the addition of 13 new taxa, we recognized 175 species and subspecies of proboscideans, classified in 42 genera and 10 families. The three extant species are: forest African elephant ( Loxodonta cyclotis ), bush African elephant ( L. africana ), and Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus, with three subspecies).
Proboscidea Morphology | SpringerLink
WebMar 21, 2020 · Proboscidea originated approximately 60 million years ago, during the late Paleocene Epoch; however, only the three extant species remained by the end of the Pleistocene, during which over half of large mammals faced extinction (Sukumar 2003 ).
The Proboscidea: Evolution and Palaeoecology of Elephants and …
WebSep 26, 1996 · The Proboscidea, of which only two species of elephant survive today, were one of the great mammalian orders of the Cenozoic. Their success over evolutionary time is reflected by their morphological and taxonomic diversity, their nearly worldwide distribution on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and their persistence through ...
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