雷基象
雷基象是最大的大象之一,頭顱短而高,象牙不大,其前肢較現代象長,眼窩低。分布於東非和阿拉伯半島。從350萬年前上新世出現,一直到50萬年前滅絕。根据摩洛哥发现的一头四十岁的雄象化石,它肩高可达4.27(14.0英尺),重可达12.3公噸(12.1長噸;13.6短噸)。[2][3]
雷基象 | |
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科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
目: | 长鼻目 Proboscidea |
科: | 象科 Elephantidae |
属: | †古菱齿象属 Palaeoloxodon |
种: | †雷基象 P. recki |
二名法 | |
†Palaeoloxodon recki (Dietrich, 1894) | |
参考文献
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