†Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 (African elephant)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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