Loxodonta
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Loxodonta adaurora |
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.
Species
- Loxodonta adaurora, extinct, developed into to the modern African elephant.
- Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana).
- Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis).