Talk:Mammuthus meridionalis

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Should this be moved to a common name?

The other "famous" mammoths are all placed at their common names, see for example woolly mammoth, Columbian mammoth, and steppe mammoth. This one is sometimes referred to as the Southern mammoth or ancestral mammoth. Should we move it to one of those titles for consistency? FunkMonk (talk) 02:41, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

I recommend against it, as I've never heard it referred to as the "ancestral mammoth," and "southern" is also used occasionally to refer to M. planifrons and other African mammoths.--Mr Fink (talk) 04:52, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

With prehistoric species in general I'd agree, but at least many mammoths seem to be most often referred to by common rather than scientific names. For what it's worth, "ancestral mammoth" is what Adrian Lister calls it in his mammoth book.[1] In any case, this is not something I feel strongly about, just wanted to find out how usage was/what opinions are. FunkMonk (talk) 04:58, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

jUST DID--Bubblesorg (talk) 16:09, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Elephas planifrons redirect

Why does Elephas planifrons redirect here? It is not the same as M. subplanifrons, and it is not listed as a junior synonym. Unless there is a peer-reviewed paper the wiki can cite which shows that E. planifrons is accepted as a junior synonym of M. meridionalis, Elephas planifrons should have its own separate page. ~ 2601:441:4400:1740:D14D:F348:70CA:29 (talk) 19:53, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

No idea, so what is the status of this species? FunkMonk (talk) 00:06, 11 October 2021 (UTC)