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Loxodonta atlantica
Topic Started: Nov 9 2013, 10:08 AM (2,276 Views)
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Loxodonta atlantica

Temporal range: Pliocene to Pleistocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Loxodonta
Species:Loxodonta atlantica

Loxodonta atlantica is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, from Africa. It was larger than the modern African Elephant, with more progressive dentition. It includes Pleistocene fossils from Ternifine, Middle Pleistocene fossils from Elandsfontein and Late Pliocene fossils from the Omo. L. atlantica was said to probably derive from L. adaurora; however, an analysis in 2009 suggested that L. antlantica evolved from L. exoptata, and is ancestral to L. africana. The species is divided into two subspecies: L. atlantica atlantica (northern Africa) and L. atlantica zulu (southern Africa). The type for Loxodonta atlantica is housed in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, but is listed without a specimen number.
Edited by Taipan, Nov 17 2013, 02:30 PM.
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I wish I knew an actual number for this elephant's weight. This bigger ancestor to Loxodonta africana seems pretty interesting to me.
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