Elephas hysudricus
| Elephas hysudricus Temporal range: Pliocene to Pleistocene
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| Teeth of Elephas hysudricus from the species description by Hugh Falconer and Proby Thomas Cautley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Elephas |
| Species: | †E. hysudricus
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| †Elephas hysudricus | |
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Hypselephas hysudricus | |
Elephas hysudricus is an extinct elephant species and was described from fossil remains found in the Siwalik hills. It lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.[1]
References[]
- ^ Nanda, A. C. (2002). "Upper Siwalik mammalian faunas of India and associated events". . 21 (1): 47–58. doi:10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00013-5.
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