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Mammuthus exilis (pygmy mammoth)
Taxonomy
Elephas exilis was named by Maglio (1970). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Archidiskodon exilis by Osborn (1942); it was synonymized subjectively with Mammuthus jeffersonii by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Mammuthus exilis by Shoshani and Tassy (1996).
It was recombined as Archidiskodon exilis by Osborn (1942); it was synonymized subjectively with Mammuthus jeffersonii by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was recombined as Mammuthus exilis by Shoshani and Tassy (1996).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Elephas exilis Stock and Furlong |
| 1942 | Archidiskodon exilis Osborn |
| 1970 | Elephas exilis Maglio |
| 1996 | Mammuthus exilis Shoshani and Tassy |
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