The Proboscidea of the Past

[tigerluver]

The giant P. namadicus has probably gone missing (forever?). This isn't a new trend for collections unfortunately. Moreover, fragments are almost never on public display as they are not that interesting for the average consumer. Fortunately, here's the original record:

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The distal femur is fig. 11 (red arrow). The references erroneously wrote "Fig. 12" instead of "Fig. 11" when referencing the specimen. Here is the journal article from 1834. I don't see specific measurements reported in the article but I didn't have much time to give it a good read. The lack of "Officialization" and museum ID do not refute the specimen's existence, so I'd give it the benefit of any doubt. Reply