Elephantoidea
| Elephantoids | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Clade: | Elephantida |
| Superfamily: |
Elephantoidea Gray, 1821 |
| Families | |
Elephantoidea is a taxonomic group that contains the elephants as well as their closest extinct relatives. The following cladogram shows the relationships among elephantoids, based on hyoid characteristics:
†Mammutidae (Mastodons)
†Gomphotheriidae (Gomphotheres)
†Stegodontidae (Stegodontids)
Loxodonta (African elephants)
Elephas (Asian elephants)
†Mammuthus (Mammoths)
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