Elephas ekorensis is an extinct species of elephant whose fossils have been found in East Africa and date as far back as the Early Pliocene, between 5 and 4.2 million years ago. It is the earliest species placed in the genus Elephas. It has been suggested to have been a grazer or a mixed feeder that both browsed and grazed. Its placement in Elephas has been questioned because its teeth are similar to those of the contemporaneous Loxodonta adaurora, and a number of specimens assigned to it likely belong to other species of elephant.
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Source Elephas ekorensis (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
Fossils have been found in East Africa.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Elephas ekorensis (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
Fossils have been found in East Africa.
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Elephas ekorensis is an extinct species of elephant. Fossils have been found in East Africa.
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It has been suggested to have been a grazer or mixed feeder
Distribution
Fossils have been found in East Africa.
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They are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks.
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