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- Proboscidea - Wikipedia
Proboscidea ( ˌproʊbəˈsɪdiə ; from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís) 'elephant's trunk') is a taxonomic order of Afrotheria paenungulate mammals described by J Illiger in 1811 It encompasses the elephants (family Elephantidae) and their extinct relatives [1]
- Proboscidean | Evolution, Adaptations Extinction | Britannica
Although only three species of elephant are extant today, more than 160 extinct proboscidean species have been identified from remains found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica Most of these were called gomphotheres, which belonged to a different family from elephants
- PROBOSCIDEAN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PROBOSCIDEAN is any of an order (Proboscidea) of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms (such as mastodons)
- PROBOSCIDEAN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Proboscidean definition: pertaining to or resembling a proboscis See examples of PROBOSCIDEAN used in a sentence
- Elephants and the Abrupt Origin of Proboscidea
Proboscideans include the living and fossil elephants such as mammoths, mastodons, gomphotheres, stegodonts, and deinotheres The fossil record of proboscideans is very extensive with about 50 genera with 185 species
- Proboscidea (elephants) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web
Elephants are the survivors of a radiation of giant herbivores that once were diverse and widely distributed, including as many as seven families and, through the Tertiary, many dozens of species They are classified as "subungulates" and believed to be related to hyraxes and sirenians
- PROBOSCIDEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
2 meanings: 1 of, relating to, or belonging to the Proboscidea, an order of massive herbivorous placental mammals having tusks Click for more definitions
- Proboscidian - definition of proboscidian by The Free Dictionary
Any of various mammals of the order Proboscidea, including elephants and their extinct relatives, usually having a trunk and tusks
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