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Elephas platycephalus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Elephantidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Proboscidea

Genus
  
Elephas

Elephas platycephalus is an extinct species of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to Asian elephants. It lived between 130,000 and 700,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene period. Fossils have been found in the upper Sivalik Hills.

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Elephas platycephalus Wikipedia