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The family Elephantidae includes three extant species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the ______ elephant.
The family Elephantidae includes three extant species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the ______ elephant.
Asian
The first proboscideans, distant relatives of modern elephants, appeared in what is now ______.
The first proboscideans, distant relatives of modern elephants, appeared in what is now ______.
Africa
By the Miocene epoch (around 23 million years ago), creatures like the Deinotherium and Mastodons roamed the ______.
By the Miocene epoch (around 23 million years ago), creatures like the Deinotherium and Mastodons roamed the ______.
Earth
Around 5 million years ago, the first true elephants, known as the Palaeoloxodon, emerged in ______.
Around 5 million years ago, the first true elephants, known as the Palaeoloxodon, emerged in ______.
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From the Palaeoloxodon, the modern ______ elephants evolved.
From the Palaeoloxodon, the modern ______ elephants evolved.
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