†Loxodonta atlantica Pomel 1879 (African elephant)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combinations: Elephas atlanticus, Palaeoloxodon atlanticus
Full reference: M.A. Pomel. 1879. Ossements d'Elephants et d'Hippopotames decouvertes dans une station prehistorique de la plaine d'Eghis (Province d'Oran). Bulletin de la Société géologique de France 7:44-51
Belongs to Loxodonta according to E. Aguirre 1969
See also Osborn 1942 and Pomel 1879
Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta exoptata
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (1 collection), Ethiopia (3), Morocco (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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