Loxodonta
Loxodonta
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? African elephantsConservation status: Endangered | ||||||||||||
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| [image] Savannah Elephant | ||||||||||||
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| Loxodonta adaurora (extinct) Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis |
Loxodonta is a Genus in Elephantidae, the family of elephants. It was named by Georges Cuvier in 1825.
Fossils from Loxodonta have only been found in Africa, where they developed in the middle Pliocene.