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Mammuthus meridionalis
Taxonomy
Elephas meridionalis was named by Nesti (1825) [European species often treated as senior synonym of M. hayi].
It was recombined as Euelephas meridionalis by Osborn (1918); it was recombined as Archidiskodon meridionalis by Osborn (1924); it was recombined as Mammuthus meridionalis by Maglio (1973), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jefferson and Remeika (1994), Shoshani and Tassy (1996) and Palombo (2005).
It was recombined as Euelephas meridionalis by Osborn (1918); it was recombined as Archidiskodon meridionalis by Osborn (1924); it was recombined as Mammuthus meridionalis by Maglio (1973), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jefferson and Remeika (1994), Shoshani and Tassy (1996) and Palombo (2005).
Sister species
Archidiskodon celebensis, Archidiskodon weifangensis, M. columbi (syn. Elephas eellsi, Elephas floridanus, Elephas jacksoni, Elephas jeffersonii, Elephas maibeni, Elephas roosevelti, Elephas washingtonii, Parelephas progressus), M. exilis, M. hayi (syn. Elephas haroldcooki, Elephas scotti), M. imperator (syn. Archidiskodon sonoriensis), M. lamarmorae, M. primigenius (syn. Elephas boreus), M. trogontherii
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Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Elephas meridionalis Nesti |
| 1918 | Euelephas meridionalis Osborn |
| 1924 | Archidiskodon meridionalis Osborn |
| 1925 | Archidiskodon scotti Barbour |
| 1932 | Archidiskodon nebrascensis Osborn |
| 1942 | Elephas meridionalis Osborn |
| 1973 | Mammuthus meridionalis Maglio |
| 1980 | Mammuthus meridionalis Kurten and Anderson |
| 1994 | Mammuthus meridionalis Jefferson and Remeika |
| 1996 | Mammuthus meridionalis Shoshani and Tassy |
| 2005 | Mammuthus meridionalis Palombo p. 107 |
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