Elephas maximus buski Matsumoto, 1927
Honshu elephant, Busk's elephant
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Distribution
Honshu, Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Matsumoto, H. (1927). On a new fossil race of Asiatic elephant in Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology) 10: 57-58.
Other references:
Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]
Takahashi, Keiichi and Yasui, Kensuke. (2017). Taxonomic Invalidity of Busk's Elephant (Elephas maximus buski Matsumoto, 1927) demonstrated by AMS 14C dating. Paleontological Research 21(2): 195-202. [Abstract]