Found in Thailand, where it grows on the rotting dung of " Elephas ", it was described as new to science in 2009.
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Spratt investigated the caves at Malta and obtained remains of the pygmy elephant ( " Elephas melitensis " ), which was described by Hugh Falconer.
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They are similar in size to " Elephas mnaidriensis " and the smaller " Elephas falconeri ", but the two groups indicate sexual dimorphism.
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They are similar in size to " Elephas mnaidriensis " and the smaller " Elephas falconeri ", but the two groups indicate sexual dimorphism.
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In 1950, Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala described a subspecies " Elephas maximus borneensis ", taking as his type an illustration in the National Geographical Magazine.
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In the Valle del Mercure have been discovered remains of pre-historic species such as " Elephas antiquus " and " Hippopotamus major ".
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Sri Lankan elephants ( " Elephas maximus maximus " ) are an endangered species and their survival in their natural habitats is threatened due to human activities.
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"Elephas celebensis " of Sulawesi is believed to have descended from " Elephas planifrons " . " Channel Islands and evolved into the pygmy mammoth.
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"Elephas celebensis " of Sulawesi is believed to have descended from " Elephas planifrons " . " Channel Islands and evolved into the pygmy mammoth.
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Researchers from the University of Wollongong found a perfect preserved skeleton of Elephas hysudrindicus, a large extinct ancestor to the modern Asian Elephant, from the Pleistocene in Eastern Java.
