Palaeoloxodon

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Proper noun

†Palaeoloxodon m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elephantidae – an extinct straight-tusked elephant, related more closely to the contemporary African elephants (Loxodonta), than to other elephants..

Further reading

Palaeoloxodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Palaeoloxodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Palaeoloxodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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