The Evolution of the Elephant

Proboscidea is a mammal group with a rich history of evolution that spanned the entire Cenozoic era. Elephants are among the many species in this diverse order. Introduction (0:00) --Oldest Probscideans-- Eritherium (0:58) Phosphatherium (1:42) Moeritherium (2:12) --Plesielephantiformes-- Numidotheriidae (3:23) Barytheriidae (4:22) Deinotheriidae (5:39) --Elephantiformes-- (7:15) Palaemastodon (7:34) Phiomia (8:06) Eritreum (8:23) Hemimastodon (8:38) --Elephantimorpha-- (8:47) Mammutidae (8:55) Ambelodontidae (11:32) Choerolophodontidae (12:49) Gomphotheriidae (13:06) --Elephantoidea-- (15:06) Anancidae (15:31) Stegodontidae (15:53) Stegotetrabelodontinae (16:01) --Elephantidae-- (16:32) Loxodonta (16:57) Palaeoloxodon (17:32) Mammuthus (17:54) Elephas (22:08) Information Sources: