According to a new analysis, the skull belongs to a mysterious type of elephant called Palaeoloxodon ... tells us we have a different species on our hands here,” said Zhang.

Yes, elephants are indeed mammals. In fact, elephants have the honor of being the biggest land mammal in the world. There are two types of elephants: African and Asian. They both have long trunks ...

which included ancient mammoths and multiple types of elephants. Gomphotheres were part of the Gomphotheriidae family.