PROBOSCIDEA
Proboscidea
The Proboscidea are a taxonomic order containing one living family, Elephantidae, and several extinct families. This order, first described by J. Illiger in 1811, encompasses the trunked mammals. Later proboscideans are distinguished by tusks and long, muscular trunks; these features are less developed or absent in early proboscideans.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Proboscidea
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