Anancus arvernensis (Croizet & Jobert, 1928)
Mammalia
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Gomphotheriidae
Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene
Europe
Length: 5 m
Anancus was characterized by its extremely long tusks. The genus flourished from the Late Miocene to the Early Pleistocene and was represented by several species in Europe, Asia and Africa. The well known European species A. arvernensis coexisted with the the mammoth species Mammuthus meridionalis but occupied different ecological niche. A. arvernensis was believed to be a low level grazing animal while M. meridionalis was a high-level feeder.
January 19, 2015
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