Loxodonta
Noun
Meaning
a genus of Elephantidae
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Examples
Loxodonta atlantica became the most common species in northern and southern Africa but was replaced by Elephas iolensis later in the Pleistocene.
Only when Elephas disappeared from Africa did Loxodonta become dominant once again, this time in the form of the modern species.
There has been some debate over the relationship of Mammuthus to Loxodonta or Elephas.