Mammuthus Brookes 1828 Mammalia Proboscidea Proposed Conservation And Elephas primigenius Blumenbach 1799 Currently Mammuthus primigenius Proposed Designation As The Type Species Of Mammuthus And Designation Of A Neotype

The purpose of this application is to conserve the generic name Mammuthus Brookes, 1828, and to designate Elephas primigenius Blumenbach, 1799 as the type species, in accordance with existing usage.M. primigenius, the woolly mammoth, is known from Pleistocene deposits in Europe, Asia and northern No... View More