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'''''Primelephas''''' is a genus of [[Elephantinae]]<ref name=Shoshani_etal_2007>{{Cite journal |last1=Shoshani |first1=J. |last2=Ferretti |first2=M. P. |last3=Lister |first3=A. M. |last4=Agenbroad |first4=L. D. |last5=Saegusa |first5=H. |last6=Mol |first6=D. |last7=Takahashi |first7=K. |title=Relationships within the Elephantinae using hyoid characters |doi=10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.003 |journal=Quaternary International |volume=169-170 |pages=174–185 |year=2007 |bibcode=2007QuInt.169..174S }}</ref> that existed during the [[Miocene]] and [[Pliocene]] epochs. The name of the genus suggests 'first elephant'. These primitive elephantids are thought to be the common ancestor of ''Mammuthus'', the [[mammoth]]s, and the closely allied genera ''[[Elephas]]'' and ''[[Loxodonta]]'', the Asian and African elephants, diverging some 4-6 million years ago.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thomas MG, Hagelberg E, Jone HB, Yang Z, Lister AM |title=Molecular and morphological evidence on the phylogeny of the Elephantidae |journal=Proc. Biol. Sci. |volume=267 |issue=1461 |pages=2493–500 |date=December 2000 |pmid=11197124 |pmc=1690853 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2000.1310}}</ref> It had four tusks, which is a trait not shared with its descendants, but common in [[Deinotheriidae|earlier proboscideans]]. The type species, ''Primelephas gomphotheroides'', was described by Vincent Maglio in 1970, with the specific epithet indicating the fossil specimens were [[gomphothere]]-like. ''Primelephas korotorensis'' is the only other species to be assigned to the genus. All fossils found of the Primelephas have been found in Africa, primarily in modern day Chad, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda. |
'''''Primelephas''''' is a genus of [[Elephantinae]]<ref name=Shoshani_etal_2007>{{Cite journal |last1=Shoshani |first1=J. |last2=Ferretti |first2=M. P. |last3=Lister |first3=A. M. |last4=Agenbroad |first4=L. D. |last5=Saegusa |first5=H. |last6=Mol |first6=D. |last7=Takahashi |first7=K. |title=Relationships within the Elephantinae using hyoid characters |doi=10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.003 |journal=Quaternary International |volume=169-170 |pages=174–185 |year=2007 |bibcode=2007QuInt.169..174S }}</ref> that existed during the [[Miocene]] and [[Pliocene]] epochs. The name of the genus suggests 'first elephant'. These primitive elephantids are thought to be the common ancestor of ''Mammuthus'', the [[mammoth]]s, and the closely allied genera ''[[Elephas]]'' and ''[[Loxodonta]]'', the Asian and African elephants, diverging some 4-6 million years ago.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thomas MG, Hagelberg E, Jone HB, Yang Z, Lister AM |title=Molecular and morphological evidence on the phylogeny of the Elephantidae |journal=Proc. Biol. Sci. |volume=267 |issue=1461 |pages=2493–500 |date=December 2000 |pmid=11197124 |pmc=1690853 |doi=10.1098/rspb.2000.1310}}</ref> It had four tusks, which is a trait not shared with its descendants, but common in [[Deinotheriidae|earlier proboscideans]]. The type species, ''Primelephas gomphotheroides'', was described by Vincent Maglio in 1970, with the specific epithet indicating the fossil specimens were [[gomphothere]]-like. ''Primelephas korotorensis'' is the only other species to be assigned to the genus. All fossils found of the Primelephas have been found in Africa, primarily in modern day Chad, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Subfamily: | Elephantinae |
| Genus: | †Primelephas Maglio, 1970 |
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Primelephas is a genus of Elephantinae[1] that existed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. The name of the genus suggests 'first elephant'. These primitive elephantids are thought to be the common ancestor of Mammuthus, the mammoths, and the closely allied genera Elephas and Loxodonta, the Asian and African elephants, diverging some 4-6 million years ago.[2] It had four tusks, which is a trait not shared with its descendants, but common in earlier proboscideans. The type species, Primelephas gomphotheroides, was described by Vincent Maglio in 1970, with the specific epithet indicating the fossil specimens were gomphothere-like. Primelephas korotorensis is the only other species to be assigned to the genus. All fossils found of the Primelephas have been found in Africa, primarily in modern day Chad, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
References
- ^ Shoshani, J.; Ferretti, M. P.; Lister, A. M.; Agenbroad, L. D.; Saegusa, H.; Mol, D.; Takahashi, K. (2007). "Relationships within the Elephantinae using hyoid characters". Quaternary International. 169–170: 174–185. Bibcode:2007QuInt.169..174S. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2007.02.003.
- ^ Thomas MG, Hagelberg E, Jone HB, Yang Z, Lister AM (December 2000). "Molecular and morphological evidence on the phylogeny of the Elephantidae". Proc. Biol. Sci. 267 (1461): 2493–500. doi:10.1098/rspb.2000.1310. PMC 1690853. PMID 11197124.
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