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)

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