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Mammuthus primigenius (wooly mammoth)
Taxonomy
Elephas primigenius was named by Blumenbach (1799). It is not extant.
It was recombined as Mammonteus primigenius by Osborn (1924) and Osborn (1942); it was recombined as Mammuthus primigenius by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Palombo (2005), Rogaev et al. (2006) and Christiansen (2007).
It was recombined as Mammonteus primigenius by Osborn (1924) and Osborn (1942); it was recombined as Mammuthus primigenius by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Palombo (2005), Rogaev et al. (2006) and Christiansen (2007).
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. meridionalis (syn. Archidiskodon nebrascensis, Archidiskodon scotti), M. trogontherii
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Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1799 | Elephas primigenius Blumenbach |
| 1803 | Elephas primigenius Blumenbach |
| 1860 | Elephas primigenius Nordmann p. 278 |
| 1924 | Elephas boreus Hay |
| 1924 | Mammonteus primigenius Osborn |
| 1942 | Mammonteus primigenius Osborn |
| 1980 | Mammuthus primigenius Kurten and Anderson |
| 1996 | Mammuthus primigenius Shoshani and Tassy |
| 2005 | Mammuthus primigenius Palombo p. 107 |
| 2006 | Mammuthus primigenius Rogaev et al. |
| 2007 | Mammuthus primigenius Christiansen p. 425 |
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