Richness of Proboscideans in Kenya about 4 Million Years Ago (IMAGE)

Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institut für Evolutions-und Biodiversitätsforschung

Richness of Proboscideans in Kenya about 4 Million Years Ago

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About 4 million years ago, an Australopithecus anamensis observed the richness of proboscideans in what is now Turkana, Kenya. From left to right Anancus ultimus, Deinotherium bozasi, Loxodonta adaurora and Loxodonta exoptata.

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Illustration by Julius Csotonyi

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