Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 (African elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Belongs to Loxodonta according to Dietrich 1941

Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Kenya (2 collections), Tanzania (3)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1), Malawi (1)

• Pliocene of Chad (3), Ethiopia (4), Kenya (7), Malawi (1), Tanzania (24), Uganda (2)

Total: 48 collections each including a single occurrence

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