Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combination: Elephas africanus
Synonym: 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, Blumenbach 1797, Maglio 1973, Rogaev et al. 2006 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta exoptata
Subtaxa: Elephas capensis knochenhaueri Elephas capensis oxyotis
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 (2), Libya (1), South Africa (13), Sudan (4), Tanzania (3)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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