Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 (African bush elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Alternative combination: Elephas africanus

Synonym: Elephas capensis Cuvier 1798

Full reference: J.F. Blumenbach. 1797. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte.

Belongs to Loxodonta according to N. Rohland et al. 2010

See also Allen 1936, Blumenbach 1797, Maglio 1973, Rogaev et al. 2006 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005

Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta exoptata

Subtaxa: Elephas capensis knochenhaueri Elephas capensis oxyotis

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 86.7, humerus diameter 84.0, radius diameter 62.0, tibia diameter 79.1

Estimated body mass: 1.97 tons based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (2 collections), Cote D'Ivoire (1), Egypt (1), Kenya (2), Libya (1), South Africa (13), Sudan (4), Tanzania (3)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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