Straight-tusked elephant

phylum	Chordata	The straight-tusked elephant is an extinct species of elephant that inhabited Europe and Western Asia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (781,000–50,000 years before present). Recovered individuals have reached up to 4–4.2 metres (13.1–13.8 ft) in height, and an estimated 11.3–15 tonnes (11.1–14.8 long tons; 12.5–16.5 short tons) in weight. The straight-tusked elephant probably lived in small herds, flourishing in interglacial periods, when its range would extend as far as Great Britain. Isolated tusks are often found while partial or whole skeletons are rare, and there is evidence of predation by early humans. It is a possible ancestor of dwarf elephants that later inhabited islands in the Mediterranean. For more information, please visit the Wikipedia Entry Get back to Proboscidea
class	Mammalia
order	Proboscidea
family	Elephantidae
genus	†Palaeoloxodon
species	P. antiquus

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  EoFauna Straight-tusked elephant