Order Proboscidea Illiger 1811 (proboscidean)
PaleoDB taxon number: 105150
Alternative spellings: Proboscidia, Proboscidiae
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Tethytheria according to E. R. Seiffert 2007
Sister taxa: Anthracobunia, Behemota, Embrithopoda
Subtaxa: Amebelodontidae, Arcanotherium, Barytherioidea, Caenobasileus, Caenobasileus tremontigerus, Cryptomastodon, Deinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus, Plesielephantiformes, Saloumia
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser