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Proboscidea (; , ) is a taxonomic order of Afrotheria paenungulate mammals described by J. Illiger in 1811. It encompasses the elephants (family Elephantidae) and their extinct relatives. Three living species of elephant are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
Proboscidea is a scientific classification that includes all elephants and their extinct relatives, making it one of the major groups of mammals. Today it contains only three living elephant species—the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant—though it once included many other related animals that no longer exist.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderPhyllodocida
- FamilyGlyceridae
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Research
4,173 papers- Proboscidea from Kanapoi, Kenya.Journal of human evolution · 2020Sanders WJDOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.10.013
- Brain evolution in Proboscidea (Mammalia, Afrotheria) across the Cenozoic.Scientific reports · 2019Benoit J, Legendre LJ, Tabuce R et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45888-4
- Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): A Comprehensive Review of Nutritional Value, Phytochemical Composition, Health Benefits, Development of Food, and Industrial Applications.ReviewNutrients · 2022Wei P, Zhao F, Wang Z et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu14194079
- Of tusks and trunks: A review of craniofacial evolutionary anatomy in elephants and extinct Proboscidea.ReviewAnatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2025Nabavizadeh ADOI: 10.1002/ar.25578
- Sesame seed allergy.Nursing · 2024Cockerell KL, Sawyer BM, Thornton KDOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000998000.70863.96
- Palaeopathological analysis of a Chilean gomphothere (Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae).International journal of paleopathology · 2019Labarca R, Pacheco ADOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.05.002
- Transcatheter Myotomy for LVOT Challenges: SESAME Street 2.0.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2024Nickenig G, Sugiura ADOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.02.033
- A new Mammutidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene of Gansu Province, China.Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2016Mothé D, Avilla LS, Zhao D et al.DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201520150261
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- 60000000-0
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- Ypresian
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