The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant that inhabited Europe and Western Asia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. One of the largest known elephant species, mature fully grown bulls on average had a shoulder height of 4 metres (13 ft) and a weight of 13 tonnes (29,000 lb).

The straight-tusked elephant is the ancestor of over half a dozen named (and several more unnamed) species of dwarf elephants that inhabited islands in the Mediterranean. The species became extinct during the latter half of the Last Glacial Period, with the youngest remains found in the Iberian Peninsula, dating to around 44,000 years ago ...

Jan 21, 2020 · About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across Europe and Asia. It divided into many species, with distinct types in...

The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant. It lived in Europe and Western Asia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (781,000–30,000 years ago).

Mar 17, 2017 · An in-depth profile of the Straight-Tusked Elephant, including this prehistoric mammal's characteristics, behavior and habitat.

Jan 22, 2020 · About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across Europe and Asia. It divided into many species, with distinct types in Japan, Central Asia and Europe—even some dwarf forms as large as a small donkey on some Mediterranean islands.

Jan 21, 2020 · About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across Europe and Asia. It divided into many species, with distinct types in...

Feb 18, 2020 · By studying the shape of the skulls, researchers have reassessed the animals' evolutionary history. The straight-tusked elephants, which belonged to the genus Palaeoloxodon, were a widespread group that lived during the Pleistocene (2.5 million to 11,700 years ago).

Mar 14, 2025 · The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus, also referred to as Elephas antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant belonging to the genus Palaeoloxodon which inhabited Europe and Western Asia during the Middle and Late …

Palaeoloxodon namadicus is an extinct species of prehistoric elephant known from the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene of the Indian subcontinent, and possibly also elsewhere in Asia.