Palaeoloxodon naumanni
Extinct species of elephant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Palaeoloxodon naumanni?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Palaeoloxodon naumanni, occasionally called Naumann's elephant,[1] is an extinct species belonging to the genus Palaeoloxodon found in the Japanese archipelago during the Middle to Late Pleistocene around 330,000 to 24,000 years ago. It is named after Heinrich Edmund Naumann who discovered the first fossils at Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Fossils attributed to P. naumanni are also known from China and Korea, though the status of these specimens is unresolved, and some authors regard them as belonging to separate species.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Palaeoloxodon naumanni | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | Elephantidae |
Genus: | †Palaeoloxodon |
Species: | †P. naumanni |
Binomial name | |
†Palaeoloxodon naumanni (Makiyama, 1924) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Close