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 earliest species of Palaeoloxodon to be described, the European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) and the South Asian Palaeoloxodon namadicus, were named by British paleontologists Hugh Falconer and Proby Cautley in 1846-47.

Jan 16, 2024 · Here, we present the first intra-tooth multi-isotope analysis for the European straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus, on an adult male individual excavated in association with lithic...

Jan 21, 2020 · Reconstructed life appearance of the extinct European straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus in (top) side and (bottom) frontal view, based on remains uncovered …

Reconstructed life appearance of the extinct European straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus in (top) side and (bottom) frontal view, based on remains uncovered from the Neumark-Nord 1 site in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Hsu Shu-yu. Press release issued: 20 January 2020.

Sep 18, 2022 · Reconstructed life appearance of the straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus in (top) side and (bottom) frontal view, based on remains uncovered from the Neumark-Nord 1 site in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Jun 6, 2017 · Phylogenetic reconstructions using morphological traits have grouped them with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and many paleontologists place Palaeoloxodon within Elephas. Here, we report the recovery of full mitochondrial genomes from four and partial nuclear genomes from two P. antiquus fossils.

Oct 28, 2024 · Excavations revealed well-preserved skeletal remains of an adult Palaeoloxodon antiquus, embedded in a sedimentary lens displaying alternating lacustrine and volcanoclastic flow characteristics.

Feb 18, 2020 · The data collected by the team show that mainland Europe was indeed home to just a single species of straight-tusked elephant, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, which itself gave rise to the number of dwarf species found on the islands of Crete, Cyprus, Sicily and Malta.

On the occurrence of Elephas Antiquus (Namadicus) in the Godavari alluvium, with remarks on the species, its distribution and the age of the associated Indian deposits.