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/2015/05/2_50.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/an-early-rabbit-sized-elephant-relative-from-morocco
https://www.thoughtco.com/50-million-years-of-elephant-evolution-1093009
https://prehistoric-fauna.com/Phosphatherium-escuillei
http://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/sites/default/files/storage/original/application/6e8bbb96bbcd18fdce5e04fa5daea5fb.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631068314000268
http://iceage.museum.state.il.us/mammals/american-mastodont-0
http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/pacific-mastodon-07045.html

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

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