Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combination: Elephas africanus
Synonyms: Elephas africanus capensis Cuvier 1798, Elephas africanus oxyotis Matschie 1900, Elephas capensis Cuvier 1798
Full reference: J.F. Blumenbach. 1797. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte.
Belongs to Loxodonta according to N. Rohland et al. 2010
See also Allen 1936, Bate 1903, Blumenbach 1797, Lydekker 1907, Maglio 1973, Matschie 1900, Rogaev et al. 2006, Shoshani and Tassy 2005 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta exoptata
Subtaxa: Elephas africanus cavendishi Elephas africanus knochenhaueri Elephas africanus orleansi Elephas africanus peeli Elephas africanus rothschildi Elephas africanus selousi Elephas africanus toxotis
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 86.7, humerus diameter 84.0, radius diameter 62.0, tibia diameter 79.1
Estimated body mass: 1.97 tons based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (2 collections), Cote D'Ivoire (1), Egypt (1), Kenya (4), Libya (1), Mali (1), Somalia (1), South Africa (14), Sudan (5), Tanzania (4), Zimbabwe (1)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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