Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives

Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives

A 60 Million Year Journey

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The ultimate illustrated guide to elephants and their prehistoric relativesToday, only three species of elephants survive-the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). However, these modern giants represent just a fraction of the vast and diverse order Proboscidea, which includes not only living elephants but also their many extinct relatives. Over the past 60 million years, proboscideans have evolved and adapted across five continents, giving rise to an astonishing variety of forms, from the massi...