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'''''Elephas platycephalus''''' is an extinct species of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to [[Asian elephant]]s. It lived between 130,000 and 700,000 years ago during the [[Middle Pleistocene]] epoch.<ref>{{cite book | title=Quaternary Extinctions: A Prehistoric Revolution | publisher=University of Arizona Press | author=Paul S. Martin, Richard G. Klein | year=1989 | pages=91 | isbn=9780816511006}}</ref> Fossils have been found in the upper [[Sivalik Hills]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology | publisher=Columbia University Press | author=Xiaoming Wang | year=2013 | pages=433 | isbn=9780231520829}}</ref>. |
'''''Elephas platycephalus''''' is an extinct species of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to [[Asian elephant]]s. It lived between 130,000 and 700,000 years ago during the [[Middle Pleistocene]] epoch.<ref>{{cite book | title=Quaternary Extinctions: A Prehistoric Revolution | publisher=University of Arizona Press | author=Paul S. Martin, Richard G. Klein | year=1989 | pages=91 | isbn=9780816511006}}</ref> Fossils have been found in the upper [[Sivalik Hills]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology | publisher=Columbia University Press | author=Xiaoming Wang | year=2013 | pages=433 | isbn=9780231520829}}</ref>. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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==Relationship with other Elephas species== |
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Author and researcher Vincent Maglio suspected that another species |
Author and researcher Vincent Maglio suspected that another species, ''[[Elephas Planifrons]]'', was a direct ancestor of ''E. platycephalus'' since both of the species appear quite similar. However, upon closely studying the fronto-parietal region of the skull as well as upper molars of the specimens belonging to both species, it was concluded that the two species differed radically.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Skull characteristics of two proboscideans from the Upper Siwalik Subgroup of Nepal | publisher= |
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Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen | author=Avinash Nanda | year=2002 | pages=22 |}}</ref> |
Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen | author=Avinash Nanda | year=2002 | pages=22 |}}</ref> |
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| Elephas platycephalus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Elephas |
| Species: | †E. platycephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Elephas platycephalus Osborn, 1929
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Platelephas platycephalus | |
Elephas platycephalus is an extinct species of large herbivorous mammals that were closely related to Asian elephants. It lived between 130,000 and 700,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene epoch.[1] Fossils have been found in the upper Sivalik Hills.[2].
Taxonomy
Author and researcher Vincent Maglio suspected that another species, Elephas Planifrons, was a direct ancestor of E. platycephalus since both of the species appear quite similar. However, upon closely studying the fronto-parietal region of the skull as well as upper molars of the specimens belonging to both species, it was concluded that the two species differed radically.[3]
References
- ^ Paul S. Martin, Richard G. Klein (1989). Quaternary Extinctions: A Prehistoric Revolution. University of Arizona Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780816511006.
- ^ Xiaoming Wang (2013). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. p. 433. ISBN 9780231520829.
- ^ Avinash Nanda (2002). "Skull characteristics of two proboscideans from the Upper Siwalik Subgroup of Nepal". Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen: 22.
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