Loxodonta exoptata is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, from Africa. A 2009 study suggested that it gave rise to Loxodonta atlantica, which in turn gave rise to the living African bush elephant. Its molars are distinguished from those of later loxodonts by a lower plate number and by specialised enamel loops. Fossil remains have been found at Pliocene sites in eastern Africa including Hadar, Laetoli and Koobi Fora. Some authors consider Loxodonta adaurora to be an early form of this species.
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Loxodonta exoptata is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, from Africa
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Fossil remains of L. exoptata have been found at Pliocene sites in eastern Africa
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1. Elephantidae - Wikipedia
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Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals which includes the living elephants
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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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Loxodonta exoptata is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, from Africa
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Loxodonta exoptata is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, from Africa
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Fossil remains of L. exoptata have been found at Pliocene sites in eastern Africa
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