The bone from a palaeoloxodon - an extinct animal also known as a straight-tusked elephant which is believed to be the largest ever land mammal – is now on display in Chatteris Museum ...
Palaeoloxodon namadicus was once considered a subspecies of the Palaeoloxodon antiquus species, the European straight-tusked elephant. However, paleontologists have noted differences between the sizes ...
Such a discovery is extraordinary,” he said. “Based on the slight curvature, we believe the tusk belonged to Palaeoloxodon antiquus, the forest elephant. This species has been found at only around ten ...