Kingdom Animalia Order Proboscidea Genus Loxodonta Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Elephantidae Higher classification African elephant | |
Similar African elephant, Loxodonta atlantica, Proboscidea, Mammal, Elephants | ||
Loxodonta adaurora is an extinct species of elephant in the genus Loxodonta, that of the African elephants. Fossils of Loxodonta adaurora have only been found in Africa, where they developed in the Pliocene. L. adaurora was presumed to be the genetic antecedent of the two modern African elephant species; however, an analysis in 2009 suggested that L. africana evolved from L. atlantica.
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