†unranked clade Plesielephantiformes Shoshani 2001 (proboscidean)
Parent taxon: Proboscidea according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: Barytherioidea, Barytherium, Cryptomastodon, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Elephantoidea, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Moeritheriidae, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus
Subtaxa: Barytheriidae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser