†Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 (African elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Full reference: V. J. Maglio. 1970. Four new species of Elephantidae from the Plio-Pleistocene of northwestern Kenya. Breviora 341:1-341
Belongs to Loxodonta according to V. J. Maglio 1970
See also Maglio 1973
Sister taxa: Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta exoptata
Type specimen: PAL.KANAP385, a partial skeleton.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (1 collection), Kenya (5)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1), Malawi (2)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (14), Kenya (10), Malawi (1)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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