Elephas hysudricus

Elephas hysudricus is an extinct elephant species and was described from fossil remains found in the Siwalik hills. It lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.[1]

Elephas hysudricus
Temporal range: Pliocene to Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Elephas
Species:
E. hysudricus
Binomial name
Elephas hysudricus
(Falconer and Cautley, 1845)
Synonyms

Hypselephas hysudricus

References

  1. Nanda, A. C. (2002). "Upper Siwalik mammalian faunas of India and associated events". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 21 (1): 47–58. doi:10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00013-5.


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