Difference between revisions of "Deinotherium"
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| − | '''''Deinotherium''''' is the name given to three species of extinct elephant-like mammal whose chief characteristic is a pair of downward-curving tusks jutting from the lower jaw. One of the largest mammals to have walked the earth, ''deinothere'' remains have been found in Europe, Africa, and southern Asia. | + | '''''Deinotherium''''' (Greek: δεινός ''dɛinos'' and θηρίο ''thirio''; "terrible beast") is the name given to three species of extinct elephant-like mammal whose chief characteristic is a pair of downward-curving tusks jutting from the lower jaw. One of the largest mammals to have walked the earth, ''deinothere'' remains have been found in Europe, Africa, and southern Asia. |
Revision as of 04:23, December 30, 2009
| Deinotherium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Proboscidea |
| Sub-order | Deinotheroidea |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Deinotheriidae |
| Sub-family | Deinotheriinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Deinotherium |
| Species Information | |
| Species | D. bozasi D. giganteum D. indicum |
| Population statistics | |
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| Conservation status | Extinct |
Deinotherium (Greek: δεινός dɛinos and θηρίο thirio; "terrible beast") is the name given to three species of extinct elephant-like mammal whose chief characteristic is a pair of downward-curving tusks jutting from the lower jaw. One of the largest mammals to have walked the earth, deinothere remains have been found in Europe, Africa, and southern Asia.