Elephas celebensis Hooijer 1949
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Stegoloxodon celebensis (Hooijer, 1949)
Partial synonymy: Archidiskodon celebensis Hooijer, 1949; Elephas celebensis Maglio, 1973; “ Elephas ” celebensis Sondaar, 1984 (for a full synonymy see van den Bergh 1999, p. 177).
Revised diagnosis (modified after van den Bergh 1999): A Stegoloxodon species with x7 x or x8 x plates on the M2 and x10 x or x11 x plates on the M3, enamel very weakly or not folded except some irregular folds at the median pillars. Cranium anteroposteriorly short and dorsoventrally high. Isthmus frontalis narrow, external nares relatively small, pneumatization of the braincase limited, orbits strongly projecting laterally. Upper tusk sockets distally diverging, separated by shallow premaxillary fossa. Functional lower tusks present in some individuals, mandibular symphysis downturned. Functional premolars present.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.274460 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/EE2BFFBBFF9B371911039809691DFFB9 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/121287C3FF9A3718119499A368C8FD4E (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119374421 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/49053/taxon/121287C3FF9A3718119499A368C8FD4E.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Hooijer
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Proboscidea
- Family
- Elephantidae
- Genus
- Elephas
- Species
- celebensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Elephas celebensis Hooijer, 1949 sec. Markov & Saegusa, 2008
References
- Hooijer, D. A. (1949) Pleistocene vertebrates from Celebes. IV. Archidiskodon celebensis nov. spec. Zoologische Mededelingen, 30, 14, 205 - 226.
- Maglio, V. J. (1973) Origin and Evolution of the Elephantidae. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, n. s., 63 (3), 1 - 149.
- Sondaar, P. Y. (1984) Faunal evolution and the mammalian biostratigraphy of Java. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 69, 219 - 235.
- van den Bergh, G. D. (1999) The Late Neogene elephantoid-bearing faunas of Indonesia and their palaeozoogeographic implications; a study of the terrestrial faunal succession of Sulawesi, Flores and Java, including evidence for early hominid dispersal east of Wallace's Line. Scripta Geologica, 117: 1 - 419.