Elephants
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African forest elephant
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species of the African elephant that is…
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Deinotherium – terrible beast
Deinotherium – one of the largest proboscideans From the generic name that translates as “terrible beast”, one might conclude that…
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Stegodon – one of the largest proboscideans
Stegodon Their generic name, similar to modern African elephants and extinct mastodons, owing to the specific structure of their teeth.…
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Mastodon (Mammut americanum)
Mastodons Mastodons were to some extent a combination of features of modern elephants and already extinct mammoths. Covered with long…
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Platybelodon – an elephant without a trunk?
Platybelodon – a combination of an elephant and a hippo The bizarre appearance of the described extinct mammal has caused…
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