Elephantimorpha
| Elephantimorphs | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Suborder: | Elephantiformes |
| Clade: |
Elephantimorpha Tassy & Shoshani, 1997 |
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Elephantimorpha is a group that contains the Mammutidae (mastodons), as well as Elephantida (amebelodonts, choerolophodonts, gomphotheres, stegodontids and elephantids). All members of this group have the horizontal tooth replacement typical of modern elephants, unlike more primitive members of the Elephantiformes.
Taxonomy
The following cladogram shows the relationships among elephantimorphs, based on hyoid characteristics:
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