Elephas

Noun

Meaning

type genus of the family Elephantidae

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Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus first described the genus Elephas and an elephant from Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758. Source: Internet

Loxodonta atlantica became the most common species in northern and southern Africa but was replaced by Elephas iolensis later in the Pleistocene. Source: Internet

Only when Elephas disappeared from Africa did Loxodonta become dominant once again, this time in the form of the modern species. Source: Internet

There has been some debate over the relationship of Mammuthus to Loxodonta or Elephas. Source: Internet

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