proboscidean: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
L.S. De Camp, Elephant (1964), suitable for both the specialist and nonspecialist alike; Richard Carrington, Elephants: A Short Account of Their Natural History, Evolution and Influence on Mankind (1958), an excellent study of living as well as extinct forms; P.E.P. Deraniyagala, Elephas maximus, the Elephant of Asia (1951), with a considerable amount of information on the Asian elephant; and Some Extinct Elephants, Their Relatives, and the Two Living Species (1955), reviewed by G. Gaylord Simpson, a remarkable miscellany of elephant lore and observation, ancient and recent; Henry F. Osborn, Proboscidea, 2 vol. (1936β42), a comprehensive pioneering work; A.S. Romer, Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed. (1966), a sine qua non for students of proboscidean evolution; and Ivan T. Sanderson, The Dynasty of Abu: A History and Natural History of the Elephants and Their Relatives, Past and Present (1962), a good all-around work.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Proboscidea. | Apr 05, 2020 | ||
| Illustration of elephant evolution added. | Sep 12, 2014 | ||
| The word "recently" was removed from the discussion the evolutionary relationships between species. | Jan 20, 2011 | ||
| Details of a 2010 study noting the divergence times between mammoths and various elephant species added. | Jan 20, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 22, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Proboscidea. | May 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 16, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |